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This week’s cover story: Unhappy with D.C. schools, some African-American parents are turning to homeschooling.

LEADING THE MORNING NEWS:

• Their campaigns are over, but Muriel Bowser and Karl Racine are still taking money. [Loose Lips]
• A law that gives D.C. the right to buy and preserve affordable apartment buildings has never been funded. [Housing Complex]
• Chart: Rent in D.C. is rising way faster than income. [Housing Complex]
• Two D.C. firefighters were arrested in a three-day span. [WTOP]

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LOOSE LIPS LINKS, by Will Sommer (tips? wsommer@washingtoncitypaper.com)

• Karl Racine tries to earn back the money he spent running for attorney general. [LL]
• Phil Mendelson brings back nurse staffing requirements. [WBJ]
• LaRuby May leads in Ward 8 fundraising. [LL]
• And Brandon Todd leads in Ward 4. [Post]
• Affordable housing tool sits unused. [Housing Complex]
• District teams up with Howard on venture capital deal. [WBJ]
• D.C. United cuts a stadium agreement. [WBJ]
• Post columnist claims the streetcar should be shut down in part because downtown traffic isn’t so bad. [Post]
• Firefighters accused of assaulting cops. [Post]
• Post ed board: investigate the crime lab. [Post]

HOUSING COMPLEX LINKS, by Aaron Wiener (tips? awiener@washingtoncitypaper.com)

• Kill the streetcar. [Post]
• H Street NE businesses don’t like all this talk of killing the streetcar. [Washington Times]
• Nor does the Coalition for Smarter Growth, which has launched a campaign to save it. [Hill Now]
• Mapping D.C. rents by neighborhood. [Zumper]
• A Q&A with @unsuckdcmetro. [ABC News]
• The danger of a closed downtown sidewalk. [GGW]
• Today on the market: Foggy Bottom 1BR—-$287,000

ARTS LINKS, by Christina Cauterucci (tips? ccauterucci@washingtoncitypaper.com)

• Listen to the first single from Beauty Pill‘s forthcoming album, inspired by a dream about a pet who died. [Arts Desk]
• This year’s Helen Hayes Awards ceremony will be a tamer, sit-down affair with twice as many trophies. [Post]
• What Muriel Bowser should do at SXSW [DCist]
• Four D.C.-area film festivals to catch this month [Washingtonian]
• Listen to local blues outfit Jonny Grave & The Tombstones‘ “Going Down to the Well” [DC Music Download]

YOUNG & HUNGRY LINKS, by Jessica Sidman (tips? jsidman@washingtoncitypaper.com)

• Why restaurants don’t seat incomplete parties [Washingtonian]
• Three upcoming Filipino restaurants to get excited about [Eater]
• Where to celebrate Pi Day [Post]
• Castello Restaurant and Lounge with live jazz coming to north Petworth. [PoPville]
• Three food-centric ways to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day [Zagat]
• The best food to eat while you’re high [DCist]
• A sports editor talks food [Express]