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Pack an umbrella. It won’t quite be cold enough for snow today, but expect light showers through the afternoon and early evening.
LEADING THE MORNING NEWS:
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumergives a full-throated endorsement of D.C. statehood in a three-point voter enfranchisement plan his office rolled out Thursday morning. In addition to admitting D.C. to the union as a state, Schumer is endorsing nationwide automatic voter registration and the restoration of the Voting Rights Act.
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Montgomery County officials said they would expand access to child-care programs for the county’s low-income families, a plan targeted to children 5 years old or younger.
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The Washington football team and the Denver Broncos have reportedly agreed to a trade that would send quarterback Case Keenum to D.C.
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Police believe that a fugitive from the FBI’s most-wanted list killed his girlfriend, a Southeast D.C. woman, on Wednesday night. The woman, 40-year-old Natina Kiah, worked as a security guard at a homeless shelter in D.C.
LOOSE LIPS LINKS, by Mitch Ryals(tips? mryals@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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Three of Councilmember Jack Evans’ clients received subpoenas as the feds dig into his private dealings. The companies are EastBanc, Willco, and Colonial Parking. [WCP]
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Here is where each councilmember and other local elected officials stands on the accusations of Evans’ unethical behavior. [DCist]
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D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine is endorsing Kamala Harris for president in 2020. He’s also expressed interest in becoming the U.S. Attorney General. [Post, DCist, Politico]
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The trauma from gun violence leaves scars on the kids who witness it. [WAMU]
YOUNG & HUNGRY LINKS, by Laura Hayes (tips? lhayes@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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Facebook won’t remove 71 spam reviews that tanked a local restaurant’s rating. [WCP]
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Veg Diner Monologues: Try the Lebanese fried rice at Unconventional Diner. [WCP]
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Where to find wellness drinks around the city. [Post]
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Westend Bistro does custom tasting menus. [DC Refined]
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Philly banned cashless restaurants. New York could be next. [CityLab]
ARTS LINKS, by Matt Cohen (tips? mcohen@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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The Heartbreak Hotel is a required stop in October ’71‘s new music video. [WCP]
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The Library of Congress wants you to come for a visit. [Post]
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Cuban artist Zilia Sánchez gets her first—and long overdue—museum survey at the Phillips Collection. [WCP]
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This weekend at the Kennedy Center, black girls rock and there’s a festival to celebrate that fact. [DCist]
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Some of your favorite museum artifacts might not be as authentic as you think. [Post]
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Film review: Woman At War is a quirky Icelandic film with an environmental message. [WCP]
HOUSING COMPLEX LINKS, by Morgan Baskin (tips? mbaskin@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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Douglas Development and its partner get a $100 million construction loan for a mixed-use residential and retail space in a Buzzard Point opportunity zone. [Bis Now]
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Arlington proposes new attached ADU rules. [Urban Turf]
SPORTS LINKS, by Kelyn Soong (tips? ksoong@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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A local sports therapy company has huge life-sized photos of Bryce Harper outside its centers’ windows. The owner has no plans to take them down. [WCP]
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The Greene Turtle sports bar at Capital One Arena is closing next month. There is speculation that the location would be a prime spot for a sportsbook. [DCist]
HAPPENING TODAY, by Kayla Randall (tips? krandall@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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The Lincoln Theatre presents an evening with genre-blending country band The Mavericks. 8:30 p.m. at 1215 U St. NW. $45–$55.
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Classic music ensemble The Montrose Trio—pianist Jon Kimura Parker, violinist Martin Beaver, and cellist Clive Greensmith—performs at The Barns at Wolf Trap. 7:30 p.m. at 1635 Trap Road, Vienna. $40.
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The Kennedy Center Millennium Stage hosts Coldness & Lightness, a conceptual dance work in which eight dancers move through the dimensions and polarities of a tenuous landscape. 6 p.m. at 2700 F St. NW. Free.
OFFICE OF FUTURE PLANNING
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Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. for country music stalwarts Willie Nelson and Alison Krauss, performing together on June 19 at the Merriweather Post Pavilion. 7 p.m. at 10475 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia. Prices will be released at the time of sale.
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Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. for ’90s alt rock band The Smashing Pumpkins and former Oasis lead guitarist and songwriter Noel Gallagher‘s High Flying Birds, performing together on Aug. 17 at the Merriweather Post Pavilion. 7 p.m. at 10475 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia. Prices will be released at the time of sale.
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Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. for Grammy-winning bluesman Fantastic Negrito, performing on June 3 at Union Stage. 8 p.m. at 740 Water St. SW. $20–$35.
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Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. for soul singer-songwriter Jamila Woods, performing on June 4 at Union Stage. 7:30 p.m. at 740 Water St. SW. $16–$55.
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Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. for indie rock band The National, performing on June 19 at The Anthem. 8 p.m. at 901 Wharf St. SW. $55–$95.
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Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. for pianist and rock-pop artist Ben Folds and folk punk band Violent Femmes, performing together on July 30 at The Anthem.8 p.m. at 901 Wharf St. SW. $55–$259.
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Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. for club-folk band Judah & the Lion, performing on Sept. 12 at The Anthem.8 p.m. at 901 Wharf St. SW. $35–$100.
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