A morning roundup of news, opinion, and links from City Paper and around the District. Send tips and ideas to citydesk@washingtoncitypaper.com.
Wingnuts are launching targeted online threats to DIY arts and music spaces nationwide. City Paper Arts Editor Matt Cohen recently experienced it firsthand as his band prepared to play a show.
LEADING THE MORNING NEWS:
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Caseworker at Inner City Family Services fired after sharing private client files. [FOX5]
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List of bridge and road closures from now until 6 p.m. Friday. [Post]
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Watch last night’s “Queer Dance Party” bop toward Mike Pence’s house. [WUSA]
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National Airport should have a new concourse by 2021. [WBJ, Post]
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Attention Yellow and Blue Line riders: SafeTrack is coming. [GGW]
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On the magic of the automatic reload option for your Metro SmarTrip card. [GGW]
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The case of the anti-Trump, pro-life women in the context of the Women’s March. [Post]
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A construction worker fell five stories in Northwest yesterday. [WTOP]
RECENT CITY PAPER STORIES TO HELP YOU MAKE SENSE OF YOUR DAY:
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Listen to another sound: Your guide to this weekend’s counter-inaugural music events.
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Out of sight:Inauguration visitors won’t see the homeless people who sleep downtown.
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Elite-ville: Is Kalorama the new Georgetown?
LOOSE LIPS LINKS, by Jeffrey Anderson (tips? jeff.anderson@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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Get ready for an unprecedented attack on the District’s political sensibilities. [Post]
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At Center for American Progress event, Bowser reaffirms sanctuary city status. [Times]
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Incoming:Houston in the House: [Click2Houston]
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Obama, the hip-hop commander in chief… [AP]
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Shepard Fairey, another reason to subscribe to The Washington Post: [The Verge]
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D.C.’s crowded history. [New York Times]
ARTS LINKS, by Matt Cohen (tips? mcohen@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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Janelle Monáe, Indigo Girls, Maxwell, and more set to perform at the Women’s March on Washington. [DC Music Download]
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Listen to Priests’ new album, Nothing Feels Natural. [NPR Music]
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Here’s Madame Tussauds’ wax figure of
anthropomorphic racist diarrhea puddlePresident-Elect Donald Trump. [DCist] -
Our latest One Song column analyzes two-singer bands via Fugazi’s “Runaway Return.” [WCP]
YOUNG & HUNGRY LINKS, by Laura Hayes (tips? lhayes@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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Eater national’s deep dive into The Shaw Bijou’s closure. [Eater]
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The Dabney’s basement is being converted into a bar. [Washingtonian]
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These restaurants are rallying around the Women’s March. [Zagat]
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BKK Cookshop offers Thai cooking classes. [Edible]
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Rustik is being replaced with a wine bar in Bloomingdale. [PoPville]
HOUSING COMPLEX LINKS, by Andrew Giambrone (tips? agiambrone@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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Hundreds of D.C. homeless people could be displaced by Trump’s inauguration. [WCP]
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A homeless man is the District’s first homicide victim of 2017. [Post]
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D.C.-based moving company handles furniture coming in and out of White House. [WBJ]
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Councilmember Jack Evans wants to make Pennsylvania Avenue great again. [WBJ]
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New condominium sales in the city increased more than 35 percent in 2016. [UrbanTurf]
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District and contractors compromise over inauguration construction suspension. [Bisnow]
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JBG developers chat two huge Shaw projects: Atlantic Plumbing and The Shay. [Bisnow]
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Speaking of Shaw… [Bisnow]
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