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The Federal City Council, led by former Mayor Anthony C. Williams, recommends that Congress withdraw consent to Metro’s founding compact so that the region can start from scratch.

LEADING THE MORNING NEWS:

  • Take a walk on the nation’s first electricity-generating sidewalk. [Borderstan]

  • “Unofficial mayor” of Shaw takes care of residents, longtime and new. [Post]

  • Catholic University’s new business school grapples with marketplace greed. [Times]

  • Pacific Northwest outdoes greater Washington in job growth. [WBJ]

  • Transit Police officer out of a job after four women file complaints against him. [WUSA]

  • Twenty-nine kids celebrate new homes on D.C.’s Adoption Day; 1,000 still wait. [WUSA]

  • Violence breaks out at protest against alt-right group compared to KKK. [WTOP, WUSA]

  • Man arrested in last week’s front yard puppy theft claims he was helping. [Fox5, Post]

  • DC Brau will triple production, add beers, and expand its space in 2017. [WCP]

RECENT CITY PAPER STORIES TO HELP YOU MAKE SENSE OF YOUR DAY:

LOOSE LIPS LINKS, by Liz Garrigan (tips? lgarrigan@washingtoncitypaper.com)

  • Experts fear international college enrollment could take a hit under Trump presidency. [GW Hatchet]

  • More about D.C.’s immigration fears and protesters confronting Mayor Bowser. [Post]

  • The District’s deep, 20-year foray into charter schools. [Post]

ARTS LINKS, by Matt Cohen (tips? mcohen@washingtoncitypaper.com)

  • When politics hit the theater, it can be messy. [Post]

  • The Museum of the Bible opens in exactly one year. [DCist]

  • The Foxfire Diamond—the largest uncut diamond in North America—comes to the National Museum of Natural History. [Washingtonian]

  • Listen to Visto’s new apolitical anthem, “I’m Good.” [WCP]

  • Georgetown’s Dumbarton House Museum will close until April for repairs. [DCist]

YOUNG & HUNGRY LINKS, by Laura Hayes (tips? lhayes@washingtoncitypaper.com)

  • Maybe Georgetown bars and restaurants will see a Trump bump. [Post]

  • Bad news for daytime Room 11 fans, but it’s temporary. [Washingtonian]

  • Where to dine at Reagan National Airport. [Eater]

  • These area restaurants are open on Thanksgiving. [WTOP]

  • Cocktails bartenders hate to make. [Thrillist]

HOUSING COMPLEX LINKS, by Andrew Giambrone (tips? agiambrone@washingtoncitypaper.com)

  • Donald Trump is using his D.C. hotel as a means of wooing foreign diplomats. [Post]

  • The District is repairing the D.C. General homeless shelter’s fire alarm system. [NBC4]

  • The battle over the Adams Morgan SunTrust Plaza redevelopment continues. [WAMU]

  • Residents have hopes for and concerns about the 11th Street Bridge Park. [Next City]

  • A new group is matching tenants with landlords who are cool with marijuana. [NBC4]

  • The New York Times profiles the “surprisingly homey” Capitol Hill neighborhood. [NYT]

  • A Nigerian immigrant is one of the city’s biggest partners in affordable housing. [Bisnow]

A morning roundup of news, opinion, and links from City Paper and around the District. Send tips and ideas to citydesk@washingtoncitypaper.com.

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