Good morning, D.C. Here’s something: Sending strangers unwanted pictures of genitals while riding Metro and using AirDrop—or by any other method—is not OK. Also, today will be a bit more brisk than yesterday with temperatures approaching 50 degrees.

LEADING THE MORNING NEWS:

• D.C.-area students will walk out of their schools Thursday morning and march to the Capitol to protest gun violence.

• A Georgetown law student and scholar was one of 157 people killed in an Ethiopian Airlines plane crash Sunday. Cedric Asiavugwa was flying home to Nairobi after the death of his fiancee’s mother.

• U.S. Coast Guard lieutenant and self-avowed white nationalist Christopher Hasson pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court in Maryland to weapons and drug charges. He is accused of using his government computer to plot attacks against politicians and media personalities. He faces no terrorism related charges.

• A passenger was found dead on an Amtrak train at Union Station.

• A University of Maryland professor resigned amid accusations that he discriminated against a group of international students. The professor, David Weber, had accused the students of cheating on their final exams.

LOOSE LIPS LINKS, by Mitch Ryals (tips? mryals@washingtoncitypaper.com)

• How activists got leaf blowers banned in D.C. [Atlantic]

• Metro ridership is nearing a 20-year low. [WAMU]

• Mayor Muriel Bowser declines to say whether she’ll support Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans’ bid for re-election next. [Twitter]

• The Council will hold an administrative meeting tomorrow during which they will likely go into executive session to talk about Evans. [Twitter]

YOUNG & HUNGRY LINKS, by Laura Hayes (tips? lhayes@washingtoncitypaper.com)

• You can order teppanyaki food from Benihana for delivery. Should you? [WCP]

• New H Street NE Japanese restaurant has “fudo” and “dorinku” menus. [Washingtonian]

• Here are the finalists for the 2019 RAMMY Awards. [Eater]

• A Yelp app for the MAGA set. [Daily Beast]

ARTS LINKS, by Matt Cohen (tips? mcohen@washingtoncitypaper.com)

• I want to believe. [Post]

• One nation under hoops: The National Building Museum’s new exhibition showcases basketball courts across America. [WAMU]

• U Street’s famous Duke Ellington mural on the True Reformer Building will be restored this spring. [AFRO]

HOUSING COMPLEX LINKS, by Morgan Baskin (tips? mbaskin@washingtoncitypaper.com)

• DC Fiscal Policy Institute urges the mayor to double investments in affordable housing, citing the rising cost of construction. [WCP]

• An update (maybe) on the 11th Street Bridge Park. [Urban Turf]

SPORTS LINKS, by Kelyn Soong (tips? ksoong@washingtoncitypaper.com)

• Seven-time Grand Slam winner Venus Williams will be back in D.C. this summer to play for the Kastles. [Twitter]

• The Caps are on a seven-game win streak and much of that can be credited to new additions Carl Hagelin and Nick Jensen. [Washington Times]

• After outrage from Wizards fans, NBC Sports Washington general manager Damon Phillips explains why popular broadcaster Steve Buckhantz’s third-year option has not yet been picked up. [Post]

• Landon Collins, an All-Pro safety who played with the New York Giants, is set to sign a six-year, $84 million deal with the local NFL team. [nfl.com]

HAPPENING TODAY, by Kayla Randall (tips? krandall@washingtoncitypaper.com)

• Artist collective DC Guerrilla Poetry Insurgency presents a poetry open mic night at Bossa Bistro. 7:30 p.m. at 2463 18th St. NW. Free.

• Climber and National Geographic contributing writer Mark Synnottspeaks about his new book about climbing history and culture, The Impossible Climb, at the Gilbert H. Grosvenor Auditorium on the National Geographic Campus. 7:30 p.m. at 1600 M St. NW. $25.

• Vancouver folk singer-songwriter Dan Mangan performs at DC9. 8 p.m. at 1940 9th St. NW. $10–$12.

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