District Line Daily: Matzoh Man

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A morning roundup of news, opinion, and links from City Paper and around the District. Send tips and ideas to citydesk@washingtoncitypaper.com.

Find Shmuel Herzfeld, rabbi at Ohev Sholom synagogue, handing out free matzoh in downtown D.C. in celebration of Passover. He wears a matzoh-print suit and drives a matzoh mobile.

LEADING THE MORNING NEWS:

• Raw data: historical flowering dates of Japanese cherry blossom trees, starting in the 9th century. [Osaka Prefecture University]

• Sun today, rain tomorrow, cold Friday. [Post]

• Manassas trailer park families fight to stay, with nowhere else to go. [Post]

• The U.S. Mint has released the new Frederick Douglass quarter. [NBC4]

• School construction troubles abutting neighbors in Southeast. [FOX5]

• Metro wants riders to report sexual harassment. [NBC4]

• Metro pulls faith-based adoption ad. [DCist]

• Washington Real Estate Investment Trust acquires Watergate 600. [WBJ]

• Lines were long and ATMs dysfunctional at Nationals Park on Monday. [WTOP]

• American Airlines kicks cellist and cello off a flight at National Airport. [ABC7]

• Attorneys General from D.C. and eight states talk technology threats. [AP]

• D.C. Attorney General will not file charges against teen who made “school shooter” post on Instagram. [FOX5]

RECENT CITY PAPER STORIES TO HELP YOU MAKE SENSE OF YOUR DAY:

• Listen: Tripping None has no shortage of shimmering, cosmic pop melodies.

• Ireland by bike: and what to do if your non-cyclist brother crashes your trip.

• RAMMY Awards: Best new restaurant finalists are Kōbō, Hazel, Whaley’s, Requin, and All-Purpose.

LOOSE LIPS LINKS, by Jeffrey Anderson (tips? jeff.anderson@washingtoncitypaper.com)

• Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. on the anniversary of his death. [NBC4]

• Flush with cash, Bowser’s budget retains tax cuts. [Times]

• Bill offers to pay businesses to open restrooms to the public. [WBJ]

• Amalgamated Transit Union pushes $2 flat Metro fare. [WAMU]

• D.C. man finishes insane marathon. [WUSA9]

• D.C. is not just bookish, it’s frugal too. [DCist]

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

• Listen to a new single off Den-Mate’s forthcoming EP. [NPR Music]

• Of course someone got engaged in one of Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Rooms. [Washingtonian]

• Check out photos from the Washington Project for the Arts’ annual gala. [BYT]

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

• Food prices are creeping up in D.C. Take this $26 sandwich, for example. [Post]

• What’s it like to be a major food Instagrammer? [Bethesda Mag]

• Check out these vintage D.C. cocktail menus. [Washingtonian]

• Good news if you like Checkers. [WBJ]

• Benito’s Place opens serving food from Guatemala, Honduras, and more. [PoPville]

HOUSING COMPLEX LINKS, byAndrew Giambrone (tips? agiambrone@washingtoncitypaper.com)

• Eight proposals that could replace NoMa’s former Temple Courts complex. [UrbanTurf]

• Hop-backs, the new pop-ups. [UrbanTurf]

• Design tweaks to Walter Reed residences. [UrbanTurf]

• New bill would ensure $120 million annually to D.C.’s affordable housing fund. [Twitter]

• Church-turned-condo in Capitol Hill lists for $1.3 million. [Curbed DC]

• Million-dollar home listings are common in the D.C. area. [Post]

• Op-ed: Don’t blame Airbnb for D.C.’s affordable housing problem. [Examiner]

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