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To live in this city is to move through a landscape of quasi-familiar faces, senators and philanthropists, anchormen and quarterbacks, people you see often enough to confuse with someone you’ve met at a bar or restaurant. They arrive and disappear in two- and four-year cycles, the regular movements of terms of office or military postings. Sometimes all Washington seems to be is a way station between other cities, other careers. The rarest citizen is one who comes from elsewhere and makes the city his own, conquers it, becomes the very definition of a Washingtonian. That was Jim Vance.
LEADING THE MORNING NEWS:
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Documentary tells story of D.C. residents’ struggles after returning from prison. [WTOP]
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Did you get caught in the deluge? It was the wettest weekend of the year. [Post]
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After a hot Monday, temps should dip into the 80s this week. [ABC7]
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Casting call: Hill staffers wanted for a reality show about working in Congress. [Roll Call]
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Historic photos of the block the FBI building replaced. [GGW]
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BWI is the busiest hub in the region. [Post]
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Sibley Memorial Hospital plans to offer buyouts to cut staff. [NBC4]
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Fear of Medicaid cuts at D.C. schools serving disabled children. [Post]
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D.C. Circulator buses break down a lot. [Post]
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Smithsonian wants to get rid of Imax; filmmakers are protesting. [WTOP, WAMU]
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Happy Stan is a “walking artist” in Southeast D.C. [WAMU]
RECENT CITY PAPER STORIES TO HELP YOU MAKE SENSE OF YOUR DAY:
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Ten Latino Photographers: Street scenes from decades past at American Art Museum.
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The Pancake Burger: Swap traditional buns for pancakes and add a runny egg.
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Matthew Brady’s Portraiture:Classic daguerreotype exhibit at National Portrait Gallery.
LOOSE LIPS LINKS, by Jeffrey Anderson (tips? jeff.anderson@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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A remembrance of “citizen Jim Vance.” [WCP]
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Trump to replace Obamaappointees on Metro’s governing board. [Post]
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Soccer league catches flack, pulls out of favored neighborhood playing field. [DCist]
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Arnold Foundation funds a D.C. government think tank. [WAMU]
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Professor straddles divide in education culture war. [Post]
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Muskplan for Hyperloop is news to Bowser. [DCist]
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Self-driving cars must yield to cyclists. [WAMU]
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Bowser is a hit with Log Cabin Republicans. [Blade]
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ICYMI: Metro cedes Circulator safety role. [WAMU]
ARTS LINKS, by Matt Cohen (tips? mcohen@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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MPAA hosts its final screening at historic Eye Street NW location before undergoing extensive renovations. [Post]
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Local filmmaker Justin Doescher owes his career to an iPhone. [DCist]
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Listen to Bless’ new 7-inch record. [DC Music Download]
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In his latest One Song essay, Chad Clark argues two songs from Midnight Cowboy are actually—wait for it—one song. [WCP]
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Members of Anacostia’s Union Temple Baptist Church choir join PJ Harvey onstage at Wolf Trap. [Post]
YOUNG & HUNGRY LINKS, by Laura Hayes (tips? lhayes@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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Some of the city’s most desperate bar specials. [Washingtonian]
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Ignoring the heat, these bars offer a taste of the winter holidays in July. [Post]
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Duke’s Counter celebrates its one-year anniversary by the National Zoo. [Eater]
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Five new breakfast sandwiches for starting your morning. [Zagat]
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Wonder what it’s like to work at a prison’s goat farm? [NPR]
HOUSING COMPLEX LINKS, by Andrew Giambrone (tips? agiambrone@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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Developer changes proposal for controversial mixed-use project in AU Park. [UrbanTurf]
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Why has Van Ness struggled with attracting, and maintaining, retail options? [UrbanTurf]
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More on the fracas over Dacha wanting to open a beer garden on 14th Street NW. [Post]
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And more on the competition for field space for soccer teams in Columbia Heights. [Post]
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Franklin Park could get a makeover as early as late next year, if all goes smoothly. [WBJ]
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Op-ed: Land-use and zoning rules benefit the wealthy, make D.C. less equitable. [GGW]
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