We know D.C. Get our free newsletter to stay in the know.
A morning roundup of news, opinion, and links from Washington City Paper and around the District. Send tips and ideas to citydesk@washingtoncitypaper.com.
Sign up: To get District Line Daily—or any of our other email newsletters—sent straight to your mailbox, click here.
Metro tested the Silver Line for a full day Sunday and during morning rush hour Monday and says it encountered no glitches. A transit authority spokesman says it’s “all systems go” for passenger service Saturday, bringing to a close a five-year construction period that resulted in 11.4 miles of tracks connecting Wiehle Avenue in Reston to existing Metro tracks in East Falls Church.
LEADING THE MORNING NEWS:
- DNA evidence exonerated a D.C. man Monday after he served 26 years in prison for the 1982 killing of a local woman. [Post]
- A judge challenged the remaining lawsuits challenging the closures of some D.C. schools. [Post]
- A Metro bus driver was allegedly slashed in the face on his bus in Tenleytown over a fare dispute. [News4]
- President Barack Obama says he’s in favor of D.C. statehood. [City Desk]
RECENT CITY PAPER STORIES TO HELP YOU MAKE SENSE OF YOUR DAY:
Compensatory Damages: The District spent workers’ compensation money on its general budget. So why is D.C.’s workers’ compensation still such a mess? Our latest cover story investigates.
Best Friends: Meet Rep. Jose Serrano of New York, D.C.’s staunchest defender in Congress.
Look at This: The Gray administration launches a new FOIA portal, which is exciting for some and a snooze for others.
LOOSE LIPS, by Will Sommer. (tips? wsommer@washingtoncitypaper.com)
- Barack Obama says he’s in favor of D.C. statehood, but what will he be doing about it? [City Desk, Washingtonian, WAMU, Post]
- David Catania is the only councilmember who doesn’t sign on to pro-union letter, says he wanted more information on it. [Post]
- Judge tosses lawsuit closed District schools. [Post]
- Vince Gray has a new open records website. Give it a spin. [LL]
- What it’s like being the District’s best friend in Congress. [City Desk]
- Bad news for embassy haters in Kalorama. [Housing Complex]
- Metro driver slashed with a knife in Tenleytown. [DCist]
- Is it Meridian Hill Park or Malcolm X Park? You decide. [Popville]
- Shipping container apartments go up near Catholic University. [Post]
HOUSING COMPLEX, by Aaron Wiener (tips?awiener@washingtoncitypaper.com)
- Shepherd Park residents are sick and tired of Marylanders parking Cars2Go on their streets. [GGW]
- How D.C.’s biking laws came about, feat. the Carl Bernstein proviso. [Post]
- D.C.-area home prices won’t return to their peak until 2021. [WBJ]
- Donald Rumsfeld‘s Kalorama house has a buyer. [UrbanTurf]
- For city officials, St. Elizabeths gateway pavilion is a lesson in patience. [DCist]
- NoMa gets a public bike-repair stand. [NoMa BID]
- Cost of living is really all about housing. [CityLab]
- Protests in D.C. are down due to do-nothing Congress. [Post]
- Today on the market: West End 1BR condo—$475,000
ARTS LINKS, by Christina Cauterucci (tips? ccauterucci@washingtoncitypaper.com)
- Life lessons learned from Queens of the Stone Age‘s Josh Homme, who played Merriweather Post Pavilion last week [BYT]
- Listen to PLOY‘s undeniably dancey “On/Off.” [D.C. Music Download]
- Activists from Save the Corcoran will be allowed to advocate in court against the dissolution of the gallery and college. [Post]
- Alexandria’s Torpedo Factory celebrates its 40th anniversary with a new mural. [East City Art]
- Tim Cohen of the Fresh & Onlys, who play DC9 on Thursday, on writing songs in the silent desert of Sedona [BYT]
- At the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, many Kenyan and Chinese women played instruments traditionally used by men. [Smithsonian]
- Lionel Richie chilled at Cafe Milano for his 65th birthday. [Post]
FOOD LINKS, by Jessica Sidman (tips? jsidman@washingtoncitypaper.com)
- Top five spots for barbecue and booze in the District [Drink DC]
- Nine secret menu items in D.C. revealed [Zagat]
- Bardo Brewpub will begin brewing this week. [Eater]
- Arlington County is tightening the regulations for pub crawls. [ARLnow]
- Three Little Pigs launches Kickstarter for new event and class space. [PoPville]
- Help O’Sullivan’s Irish Pub decide which teams to officially support. [Post]
- Check out these food events this week. [Washingtonian]
- What sumo wrestlers eat [VICE]
This isn't a paywall.
We don't have one. Readers like you keep our work free for everyone to read. If you think that it's important to have high quality local reporting we hope you'll support our work with a monthly contribution.