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Metro’s board passed an austerity plan yesterday. Expect rail and bus trips to cost 10 to 25 cents more. Weekly bus passes will hold steady at $17.50. The increased fares and decreased service will make up for a $290 million budget shortfall.
LEADING THE MORNING NEWS:
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Black members of Congress ask Justice Department to investigate D.C.’s missing black girls. [NBC4]
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Community backlash over increased police reports of missing children. [FOX5]
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The vicious 1984 murder of a D.C. woman makes it to the Supreme Court. [Post]
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Georgetown parts with legacy basketball coach John Thompson III. [Post]
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Yesterday might have been the last day of winter weather. [Post]
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She’s trying to replace metro station ads with giant cat photos. [DCist]
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Details emerge on police shooting of a Southeast man. [Post]
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Man dies of shot to the head in Southeast after midnight. [WUSA9]
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Demetria Carthens, 17, has been missing since February. [NBC4]
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Anjel Burl, 16, went missing in Northeast D.C. on Wednesday. [ABC7]
RECENT CITY PAPER STORIES TO HELP YOU MAKE SENSE OF YOUR DAY:
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Sisters: A Chekhov adaptation and Chekhov reinvention staged simultaneously.
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The Green Zone: Try the “Fuck ISIS” punch at this Middle Eastern cocktail bar.
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Swiss Watch: Stable opens April 4 on H Street NE. Try the raclette.
LOOSE LIPS LINKS, by Jeffrey Anderson (tips? jeff.anderson@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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Chief Financial Officer says minimum wage hike will cost D.C. jobs. [Times]
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ATF employs a mobile crime lab to process shooting scenes. [WJLA]
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While officials review botched ballistics analyses. [Post]
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Wal-Mart is coming to Verizon Center. [Biz Journal]
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Narcissist or douchebag, a personality test. [Biz Journal]
ARTS LINKS, by Matt Cohen (tips? mcohen@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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The crowds for the African American Museum have been huge…and they’re expected to get even bigger. [Post]
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I.M.P. signs 40-year operation deal with Merriweather Post Pavilion. [DC Music Download]
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How a shutdown of the National Endowment for the Arts would affect D.C.-area theater companies. [DC Theatre Scene]
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Watch a music video for Bad Moves’ “The Verge” and feel thirsty. [The Le Sigh]
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Mary Timony will tour playing Helium songs! [SPIN]
YOUNG & HUNGRY LINKS, by Laura Hayes (tips? lhayes@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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Logan Circle gets a hand roll sushi restaurant this summer. [WCP]
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Chef Aaron Silverman is likely taking over Bayou Bakery’s D.C. location. [Washingtonian]
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A major macaron shop is readying to open two D.C. locations. [Post]
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ChefVictor Albisu named in the Minority Business Leader Awards. [WBJ]
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Why meal delivery service switched it up to serve Syrian cuisine. [WTOP]
HOUSING COMPLEX LINKS, by Andrew Giambrone(tips? agiambrone@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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Howard University plans to lease some of its property for redevelopment. [WBJ]
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Washington Real Estate Investment Trust to buy Watergate office building. [WBJ]
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D.C. development could slow and prices could fall under Trump’s budget. [UrbanTurf]
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More analysis on those predictions as uncertainty remains in the market. [Post]
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Douglas Development plans to convert NoMa church into synagogue. [Bisnow]
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A 226-key boutique hotel by Hilton is to open in Scott Circle in April. [Curbed DC]
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General Services Administration rules Trump’s D.C. hotel lease is kosher. [Post]
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Housing density as a proxy for the D.C. area’s city vs. suburbs distinction. [GGW]
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Urbanist nerds go hardcore with “Game of Zones” à la March Madness. [GGW]
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