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Get ready for a document dump, o’ watchers of D.C. politics. A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Attorney’s investigative files in the Vince Gray 2010 mayoral campaign case—the one that saw financier Jeff Thompson plead guilty to running a shadow campaign—opened to the public.
LEADING THE MORNING NEWS:
- Muriel Bowser wants a quick turnaround analysis of her homeless shelter plan. [Post]
- Considering the role of private security in Anacostia. [WAMU]
- Without Verizon Center, what happens to Chinatown? [WBJ]
RECENT CITY PAPER STORIES TO HELP YOU MAKE SENSE OF YOUR DAY:
- “Juice” selling business aims to stay on the right side of marijuana law. [LL]
- A trip to Colombia inspired D.C.’s newest spirit. [Young & Hungry]
- Our season finale recap of The Real Housewives of Potomac! Remember, we make Will Sommer watch this so you don’t have to. [Arts Desk]
LOOSE LIPS LINKS, by Will Sommer (tips? wsommer@washingtoncitypaper.com)
- Events D.C. proposes plans for RFK site. [City Desk, WBJ]
- Minimum wage referendum can continue to the ballot after all, pending signatures. [City Desk]
- Bowser’s St. Elizabeths choice resigns. [Post]
- Power outages require backup transfer for 911 calls. [Post]
- Attorney General Karl Racine investigates finances surrounding the Howard Theatre. [Post]
- Marion Barry associate, civil rights activist Ivanhoe Donaldson dies. [WUSA9]
- Chief judge at D.C. Superior Court wants another term. [Post]
- Thoughts of some sort on the future of the RFK site. [Times]
- “Arts park” planned for Brookland. [Arts Desk]
ARTS LINKS, by Matt Cohen (tips? mcohen@washingtoncitypaper.com)
- Coming to Brookland: An arts park! [Arts Desk]
- The Howard Theatre has some serious financial woes. [Post]
- Local politicians who should get the Hamilton-style musical treatment. [Arts Desk]
- An interview with K.A.A.N., the D.C. area’s next big rap star. [Bandwidth]
- There was a massive pillow fight on the National Mall and here are the pictures to prove it. [BYT]
YOUNG & HUNGRY LINKS, by Jessica Sidman (tips? jsidman@washingtoncitypaper.com)
- Rose’s Luxury‘s Aaron Silverman named among the best new chefs in America. [Food & Wine]
- A new delivery service offers cold-pressed juice… and weed. [Loose Lips]
- How restaurants are celebrating the return of the Nationals [Washingtonian]
- The unwritten rules of dining that all people should follow [Post]
- A beer lover’s guide to D.C. [Zagat]
- 19 hipster restaurants that need to be stopped immediately [BuzzFeed]
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