A morning roundup of news, opinion, and links from City Paper and around the District. Send tips and ideas to citydesk@washingtoncitypaper.com.
As women marched, greater Washington’s troubled transit agency hosted more than one million riders, making Saturday the second-busiest day in Metro’s history and its busiest Saturday of all time. Only Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration brought more riders.
LEADING THE MORNING NEWS:
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D.C., Maryland, and Virginia will give Metro the money it needs for its next budget. [Post]
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Martha’s Table is collecting partially used SmarTrip cards to distribute to needy. [WTOP]
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District robbers apparently did not take the long weekend off. [Post]
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Six police officers injured and 217 protesters arrested on Inauguration Day. [Post]
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Man sucker-punches white nationalist movement spokesperson on camera. [Post]
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Street vendor who peddles goods nationwide reflects on inauguration sales. [WBJ]
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Inauguration cleanup may take more than a month. [NBC4]
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Breaniya Todd, 12, has been missing since Jan. 6. [WUSA]
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Sadie Adams, 13, has been missing since Jan. 13. [WUSA]
RECENT CITY PAPER STORIES TO HELP YOU MAKE SENSE OF YOUR DAY:
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Sea of pink: Photos of Saturday’s Women’s March on Washington.
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Fire and flags: Photos of downtown D.C. on the day Trump became president.
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Eyewitness: A report from the front lines of a violent Inauguration Day.
LOOSE LIPS LINKS, by Jeffrey Anderson (tips? jeff.anderson@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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Charlie Brotman didn’t announce the inauguration for the first time since 1957, but he did get to welcome the Women’s March. [NBC4]
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MPD Interim Chief Peter Newsham credits his force for preserving order. [Post]
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Let there be peace: no arrests at Women’s March On Washington. [DCist]
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D.C. police seize guns downtown. [Post]
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While MPD is sued for Inauguration Day tactics. [Post]
ARTS LINKS, by Matt Cohen (tips? mcohen@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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The impact of Mark Rothko paintings in two very different rooms. [Post]
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Listen to a new song by Young Rapids. [DC Music Download]
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D.C. theaters opened its doors as a safe space for women’s marchers. [DC Theatre Scene]
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Anthems for our new regime: Listen to the Trumpster Fire EP from the mysterious artist known as Toilet Baby. [WCP]
YOUNG & HUNGRY LINKS, by Laura Hayes (tips? lhayes@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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Buttercream Bakeshop was asked to replicate Obama’s exact inaugural cake. [Post]
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Georgetown’s ‘Trump bump’ isn’t a guarantee. [Washingtonian]
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Restaurants capitalizing on Trump’s presidency using food and drink. [Paste]
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Here is where senators like to dine. [OpenTable]
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A dining guide for Falls Church in Northern Virginia. [Arlington Mag]
HOUSING COMPLEX LINKS, byAndrew Giambrone (tips? agiambrone@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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General Services Administration still mum on ethics of lease for Trump’s D.C. hotel. [AP]
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While citizens group sues Trump for violating “emoluments clause.” [Post]
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District realtors say Trump’s election has boosted local high-end home sales. [UrbanTurf]
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Central Dupont Circle building occupied by Italian restaurant sells for $5 million. [Bisnow]
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D.C. government backs two new affordable housing projects in Wards 7 and 8. [Twitter]
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