A morning roundup of news, opinion, and links from City Paper and around the District. Send tips and ideas to citydesk@washingtoncitypaper.com.
D.C. joined several other cities over the weekend as local protesters gathered spontaneously outside the White House and at Dulles airport to protest Trump’s Muslim ban.
LEADING THE MORNING NEWS:
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A scene from Oliver Twist plays out in real life, here in D.C. [Post]
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The bedbug infestation at a D.C. public elementary school. [FOX5]
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How government employees go rogue on Twitter. [WUSA]
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Counting D.C.’s homeless is an exercise in human connection and compassion. [WAMU]
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The District now has a Tesla dealership. [WBJ]
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Truxton Circle residents report hearing a large, unexplained bang last night. [Post]
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How to remove a plastic jug from a dismayed deer’s head. [Post]
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Metro has an open house today on fare hikes and cutting bus and rail service. [GGW]
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Understanding the influence Trump and Congress have over D.C. schools. [Post]
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A vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian in NW D.C. last night. [WJLA]
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Maleyta Carr, 17, is missing. She was last seen Friday on Columbia Road NW. [WUSA]
RECENT CITY PAPER STORIES TO HELP YOU MAKE SENSE OF YOUR DAY:
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Good morning, bagel: A new chance to pick up the NYC delicacy in Dupont Circle.
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Local roots: D.C. music icon Toshi Reagon and the sound of the historic Women’s March on Washington.
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New suds: by Baltimore’s first female brewer since Prohibition was repealed.
LOOSE LIPS LINKS, by Jeffrey Anderson (tips? jeff.anderson@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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Vince Gray being shameless, crime bill roundly panned. [LL]
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Armchair organizing on Capitol Hill. [Post]
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Polar Bear challenge targets Trump’s environmental strategies. [DCist]
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Cyberattack on police surveillance video. [NBC4]
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Virginia Avenue tunnel project lumbers along. [Post]
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So you want to be a Racing President? [WTOP]
ARTS LINKS, by Matt Cohen (tips? mcohen@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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After more than 30 years of business, Kemp Mill Music is closing. [TMOTTGOGO]
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At Flashpoint Gallery, Eames Armstrong‘s paintings aim for the prurient and prude. [WCP]
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Sweetgreen cancels Sweetlife Festival. [Post]
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Listen to Backyard Band’s go-go cover ofSolange’s “Cranes in the Sky.” [DC Music Download]
YOUNG & HUNGRY LINKS, by Laura Hayes (tips? lhayes@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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What will the restaurant industry do without Obamacare? [Post]
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For god sakes, they pulled the inauguration cake out of the trash. [Eater]
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Suggestions for Restaurant Week, which begins today. [Washingtonian]
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Super Bowl to-go options from Northern Virginia restaurants. [Arlington Mag]
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A guide to the breads of India. [Lucky Peach]
HOUSING COMPLEX LINKS, by Andrew Giambrone (tips? agiambrone@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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Douglas Development could bring a big winery and concert venue to Ivy City. [Bisnow]
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Foxhall home on land once owned by Nelson A. Rockefeller lists for $3.3 million [Post]
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Anticipating tax reform, investors start to pull out of affordable housing deals. [CityLab]
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What the D.C. housing market has looked like since the beginning of 2009. [UrbanTurf]
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