Happy Friday D.C. It’s rainy and will be all weekend.
LEADING THE MORNING NEWS:
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Here’s what to do if you spot a coyote in the DMV.
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On Thursday, the Metro board deferred a vote on restoring trains’ late-night service after Jack Evans said this week he’d fight to keep Metro open later. It did, however, vote to hike fares for special events.
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The fight for tipped wages isn’t over yet. Advocates who led the charge to collect 35,000 signatures will appeal a judge’s decision to void their efforts.
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The D.C. Elections Board has said it will change the rules around notices for hearings to prevent this situation in the future.
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Amazon will pay JBG Smith roughly $35 per square foot for 537,000 square feet of office space in Crystal City.
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VICE Sportsrevisits the wild story of Curtis Malone, the D.C. basketball coach who was convicted in 2014 for being involved in a massive cocaine and heroin operation.
LOOSE LIPS LINKS, by Mitch Ryals (tips? mryals@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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A map of where D.C. born residents live, and where they don’t. [D.C. Policy Center]
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D.C.’s Department of Forensic Science did its whole annual report as a comic book. [WAMU]
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Councilmember Jack Evans called a Post reporter an “asshole.” Then he apologized. [Twitter] Also there was some talk about expanding Metro’s hours. [WAMU]
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Ward 8 libraries aren’t cutting their hours, despite what you may have heard. [Washington Informer]
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Kojo will talk today during the Politics Hour about the fight to build a new football stadium in D.C. [Kojo]
YOUNG & HUNGRY LINKS, by Laura Hayes (tips? lhayes@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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What do you eat when someone dies? [WCP]
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Walters Sports Bar is back from the dead, opening in Navy Yard this spring. [WCP]
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More on Mike Isabella’s bad press blame game. [Post]
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Taco Bell Cantina is almost here. [WBJ]
ARTS LINKS, by Matt Cohen (tips? mcohen@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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An affordable housing complex houses one of the District’s most ambitious maker spaces. [WCP]
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Anthea M. Hartig named as the new director of the Smithsonian’s American History Museum, the first woman to lead the museum. [Post]
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See middle class foibles play out in Shakespeare Theatre Company’s The Panties, The Partner, and The Profit. [WCP]
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Live through five thrilling moments in the Motion Picture Association Association’s D.C. headquarters that changed movies as we know them. [Washingtonian]
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At Dupont Underground, Brandon Morse offers a taut essay on borders. [WCP]
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Here’s how you can get into the African American Museum in 2019. It’s kind of complicated. [DCist]
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Elliot Ackerman‘s Waiting For Eden interrogates death and war. [WCP]
HOUSING COMPLEX LINKS, by Morgan Baskin (tips? mbaskin@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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ICYMI: Why developers are frustrated with First Source. [WCP]
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Bi-weekly homeless encampment “recleaning” in the K Street underpass and on First St NE continued this morning, with 15 people temporarily moved out. [Twitter]
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What we know about Providence Hospital’s closure plan. [WBJ]
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Dispelling the (racist) notion that few Washingtonians have long roots in the city. [Urban Turf]
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AdMo: It’s a thing. [PoPville]
SPORTS LINKS, by Kelyn Soong (tips? ksoong@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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Johnny Holliday is stepping away from his role on MASN broadcasts. [Post]
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Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving received MVP chants … from the Capital One Arena crowd. [NBA.com]
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Washington running back Derrius Guice needed three additional surgeries on his injured knee due to an infection. [ProFootballTalk]
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“This is my kind of mama”: A Maryland basketball fan embarrassed her son on the jumbotron and earned the respect of singer Kelly Clarkson. [Twitter]
HAPPENING TODAY, by Kayla Randall (tips? krandall@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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Classically trained violinist and dancer Lindsey Stirling performs at The Anthem. 8 p.m. at 901 Wharf St. SW. $45–$349.
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Harry and the Potters, a punk rock mashup of pop culture and performance art, perform at Black Cat.6 p.m. at 1811 14th St. NW. $20.
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The Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater welcomes Puddles Pity Party, the clown-costumed singer with a golden voice. 8 p.m. at 2700 F St. NW. $29–$55.
OFFICE OF FUTURE PLANNING
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Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. for Phish lead vocalist and guitarist Trey Anastasio, performing at The Anthem on April 6, 2019. 8 p.m. at 901 Wharf St. SW. $49.50–$75.
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Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. for pop star Ariana Grande, performing at Capital One Arena on June 21, 2019. 7:30 p.m. at 601 F St. NW. Pricing to be released at time of sale.
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