A morning roundup of news, opinion, and links from City Paper and around the District. Send tips and ideas to citydesk@washingtoncitypaper.com.
Citing recent City Paperreporting that Mayor Muriel Bowser’s mayoral campaign committee accepted more than the legal limit of political contributions from a controversial local slumlord, Public Citizen has filed a formal complaint with the Office of Campaign Finance. The good-government group identified 22 other contributors whose donations also violated campaign finance limits.
LEADING THE MORNING NEWS:
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So many women have taken leave in protest today, classes are cancelled for at least nine D.C. schools, Prince George’s County, and Alexandria. [Post, WUSA, FOX5]
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Standing Rock Sioux and tribes nationwide are in D.C. for four days of protest. [Post]
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Five arrested in a D.C. protest against Trump’s Muslim travel ban. [Post]
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Three of them were GW students. [GW Hatchet]
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Montgomery Co. JCC receives sixth 2017 bomb threat; plans security increase. [NBC4]
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Bowser releases plan to reduce unemployment to below 10 percent across wards. [Post, WBJ]
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Metro board agrees to vote on fare increase and bus service cuts. [WAMU, WAMU]
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How employers can prepare for possible Metro fare increase. [WBJ]
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Archdiocese of Washington’s new bishop is D.C. area native Rev. Roy Edward Campbell Jr. [Post]
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Food delivery robots are rolling down D.C. sidewalks. [NBC4]
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For the love of an orange bench in Mount Pleasant. [WUSA9]
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Open letter from a local man whose friend was nearly stabbed to death. [gofundme]
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Alleged burglar hid inside the ceiling of a movie theater for three hours. [Post]
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Cherry blossoms to bloom early. [WUSA9]
RECENT CITY PAPER STORIES TO HELP YOU MAKE SENSE OF YOUR DAY:
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More bedrooms: fixing D.C.’s shortage of affordable, family-sized units.
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French food, French style: Mirabelle will offer both downtown.
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D.C.’s go-go scene:gets a shoutout in new VH1 series The Breaks.
LOOSE LIPS LINKS, by Jeffrey Anderson (tips? jeff.anderson@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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Bowser, D.C. Council, split over GOP school vouchers bill. [Post]
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Racine to Sherwood, on a possible run for mayor: You’ll be the first to know. [NBC4]
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Bomb threats to JCC, ADL offices. [DCist]
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RBG at the opera. [NBC4]
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Trump Hotel: A place to do business. [Times]
ARTS LINKS, by Matt Cohen (tips? mcohen@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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Listen to a new song from Flasher’s upcoming 7-inch. [Bullett]
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And check out the first single from The Sea Life’s upcoming LP. [THE FADER]
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Here are all the D.C.-area theaters that have announced their 2017-2018 season thus far. [Post]
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Simone Eccleston named The Kennedy Center’s first director of hip hop culture and contemporary music. [DC Music Download]
YOUNG & HUNGRY LINKS, byLaura Hayes (tips? lhayes@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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Bars and restaurants join the A Day Without Woman strike. [Washingtonian]
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What happens after a cocktail industry leader wears blackface on the Zulu float. [Post]
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Silver Spring has a new barbecue restaurant. [Eater]
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A pizza switcheroo in Bethesda. [Bethesda Beat]
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These restaurants really love duck. [DC Refined]
HOUSING COMPLEX LINKS, by Andrew Giambrone (tips? agiambrone@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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More on Bowser-Council fight over vacant Anacostia homes. [WAMU]
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Developer adds parking to micro-unit project after suit. [UrbanTurf]
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Capitol Hill-based business focuses on tenants’ rights. [UrbanTurf]
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Gentrification, inequality in the District, mapped. [D.C. Policy Center]
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Candy lobbyists are booking big events at Trump’s D.C. hotel. [Post]
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Brookings finds D.C. area has second-highest median income. [WBJ]
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Study finds it’s pricier to live in D.C. than in its suburbs. [Curbed DC]
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