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Washington Post: Smithsonian abandons $2 billion expansion plan unveiled in 2014

Editor Jan 12, 2021
When the Smithsonian introduced a futuristic plan for the 17 acres around its iconic administration building, the National Historic Landmark known as the Castle, officials predicted it would be a game-changer that would remake the…

City Paper: D.C. Officially Extends Indoor Dining Ban to Jan. 22, Citing Public Safety

Editor Jan 12, 2021
Winter Restaurant Week has been pushed back to Jan. 25 through Feb. 7.

Washington Post: Several Capitol police officers suspended, more than a dozen under investigation…

Editor Jan 12, 2021
Several U.S. Capitol Police officers have been suspended and more than a dozen others are under investigation for suspected involvement with or inappropriate support for the demonstration last week that turned into a deadly riot at the…

Washington Post: Six hours of paralysis: Inside Trump’s failure to act after a mob stormed the…

Editor Jan 11, 2021
Hiding from the rioters in a secret location away from the Capitol, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) appealed to Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser. Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) phoned Ivanka…

Associated Press: Airbnb banning rioters, hate groups ahead of inauguration

Editor Jan 11, 2021
Airbnb said Monday that it’s reviewing reservations in the Washington, D.C., area ahead of next week’s presidential inauguration and will bar any guests associated with hate groups or violent activity.

Washington Post: Beaten, sprayed with mace and hit with stun guns: police describe injuries to…

Editor Jan 11, 2021
An officer was hit with a bat. Another was struck with a flagpole. A third was pinned against a statue. A fourth was clobbered with a wrench. One became stuck between two doors amid a frenzied mob. Many were hit with bear spray.

Washington Post: Metro to lower its annual subsidy request from Washington-area jurisdictions

Editor Jan 11, 2021
Newly cash-infused Metro has gone from an agency on the financial brink to cutting its funding partners a break, proposing to lower the amount of money it requests from jurisdictions for annual operating expenses.

Washington Post: D.C. pleads for low attendance, federal help as tense Inauguration Day approaches

Editor Jan 11, 2021
Battered by months of protests and a violent insurrection at the Capitol last week, the District is making urgent pleas to the federal government and American people to try to prevent calamity from unfolding when Joe Biden is sworn in as…

Petula Dvorak in The Post: All this security in D.C. to thwart terrorists, yet they came from within

Editor Jan 11, 2021
My older son was in second grade doing a bird report on the northern cardinal when it hit me: the absurdity of America’s security obsession.

Washingtonian: Airbnb Announces Plan to Prevent Capitol Rioters, Hate Group Members From Using Its…

Editor Jan 11, 2021
Airbnb says it will ban anyone arrested by D.C. police on January 6 from using its platform. It will review reservations to try to weed out members of hate groups—it includes members of the Proud Boys in this category—and will institute…

WTOP: Region’s leaders: Don’t come to DC for Biden inauguration

Editor Jan 11, 2021
As D.C.’s mayor and the governors for Maryland and Virginia prepare for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, they released a unified message for possible attendees on Monday evening.

Washington Post: ‘Purity’ was one of Hollywood’s most controversial films. Meet its D.C. writer.

Editor Jan 11, 2021
About an hour after Clifford Howard consumed three buttons of peyote, the hallucinations kicked in. Howard moved unsteadily to the divan in his Capitol Hill home and stared at the fire burning in the grate.

City Paper: How D.C.-Area Breweries Are Hanging On 10 Months Into The Pandemic

Editor Jan 11, 2021
Some of the operational changes brewers made in response to COVID-19 could stick around.

DCist: Metro’s Revised Budget Avoids Major Cuts, Adds Bus Service Thanks To Federal Aid

Editor Jan 11, 2021
Metro will avoid many of the doomsday cuts and layoffs officials previously said would be needed to stem the financial impacts of COVID-19 — at least for now.

Washington Post: D.C., Northern Virginia move to second phase of coronavirus vaccinations, targeting…

Editor Jan 11, 2021
The District and much of Virginia moved into their next phases of coronavirus vaccinations Monday, targeting older residents and other vulnerable populations as a post-holiday surge of new infections in the Washington region continued to…

WTOP: Move over, I-395: Southeast Freeway, 3rd Street Tunnel to be renumbered

Editor Jan 11, 2021
The District Department of Transportation is taking big steps in an effort to improve safety on one of D.C.’s busiest and most vexing roads: the Southeast-Southwest Freeway.

WTOP: Nationals, BetMGM announce deal to open sportsbook at ballpark

Editor Jan 11, 2021
Whenever Washington Nationals fans return to the ballpark, they’ll be able to bet on their favorite ballclub before they cheer them on, with sports betting now legal in D.C.

WTOP: Capitol attack ‘scarier’ than Iraq combat for some DC police; at least 56 officers hurt

Editor Jan 11, 2021
Last week’s deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump rioters left at least 56 D.C. police officers injured and made Chief Robert Contee “sick to my stomach,” he said during a news conference Monday.

Washingtonian: Here’s a Breakdown of Who Gets the Vaccine When in DC

Editor Jan 11, 2021
You might qualify earlier than you think.

DCist: Your Questions About How The National Guard Works In D.C., Answered

Editor Jan 11, 2021
Capitol Police were underprepared and overwhelmed when violent Trump supporters began breaching the U.S. Capitol last week.
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