District Line Daily: A New Hospital for Ward 8?

This could be the last sunny day this week—temps in the 50s again. Soak it up, D.C.

LEADING THE MORNING NEWS:

• Confusion turns to compromise as the D.C. Council votes to move forward with a deal to build a new hospital in Ward 8.

• As Events D.C. invests millions in to promote the competitive video game industry, its chairman, Max Brown, is doubling as a lobbyist for the industry and owns stock in an esports startup, WAMU reports.

• One of the internet trolls who bullied American University’s first black female student body president is ordered to renounce white supremacy, do 200 hours of community service at a social justice organization, and undergo anti-hate training, as part of a settlement. American University has recently been home to overt racist incidents. Among them, the hanging of bananas in nooses.  

• A teenager suspected of shooting a 15-year-old Anacostia High School student has been arrested. Police have not released specific details on a potential motive and are still looking for another suspect in the fatal shooting.

• D.C. has a rat problem. Mayor Muriel Bowser is throwing a bunch of money at it.

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

• The public is not allowed in the room to hear one of the most candid conversations among D.C.’s elected councilmembers. [WCP]

• Bowser gets her nominees on the Public Service Commission, despite some opposition. [WCP]

• The Council voted to legalize sports betting. [WCP]

• Be Bowser’s next communications director, and we’ll pummel you with questions. [Apply Here]

• During the final legislative meeting of the year, Council staffers passed the time with a rousing game of MENDO. [LL]

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

• You can still get Taylor Gourmet at the airport, but should you? [WCP]

• Smoked & Stacked is closing, but a replacement is in the works. [WCP]

• Have you noticed that most Salvadoran restaurants in D.C. also serve Mexican food? [Washingtonian]

• Where to find the most camera-ready Asian desserts in the region. [Post]

• A rundown on how D.C. stadiums did on their health inspections. [WBJ]

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

• Maggie O’Neill, Jason Kampf, and Anne Marchand: Get to know these three local artists following in the artistic footsteps of Sam Gilliam. [Capitol File]

• The Smithsonian American Art Museum names David Voyles as its new director. [East City Art]

• A new public art exhibition coming to the Alexandria waterfront will feature sound-responsive interaction. [East City Art]

• Watch a very seasonally appropriate music video for Broke Royals’ “Christmas Cookie Blues.” [Hometown Sounds]

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

• A bill that incentivizes businesses to open their restrooms to the public passed the D.C. Council on Tuesday… [Twitter]

• …as did a bill that will force LLCs to be more transparent about who owns and operates them… [WBJ]

• …as did a bill to fund $56 million of a redevelopment along Rhode Island Ave. NE. [WBJ]

• Five D.C. office buildings that lost anchor tenants this year. [Bis Now]

• Why an enclave of Mormons is worried about being priced out of Virginia. [Twitter]

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

• The D.C. Council passed a bill to make sports betting legal in the city. [WCP]

• Washington safety Montae Nicholson was arrested and charged with assault and battery after an alleged assault in Loudoun County. [Loudoun Times-Mirror]

• The Washington Posthas named its Fall 2018 All-Met teams of the best high school athletes in the region.

• Trevor Ariza scored 19 points in his return to the Wizards, but Washington lost, 118-110, to the Hawks. [Bullets Forever]

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

• Chef José Andrés signs copies of his book, We Fed An Island, about how he dropped everything to help feed the people of Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria, at Politics and Prose. 10 a.m. at 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. Free.

• R&B legend Charlie Wilson performs at MGM National Harbor. 8 p.m. at 101 MGM National Ave., Oxon Hill. $72.28–$122.73.

• Tony-winning play An Inspector Calls, centered on a British family being visited by a grim inspector about the death of a young woman, nears the end of its run at Sidney Harman Hall.7:30 p.m. at 610 F St. NW. $44–$102.

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