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Good Monday morning. After decades of District residents holding bleak views about the city's public schools, a record 44% believe DC Public Schools and the charter sector are “excellent/good,” a new WaPo poll found.

TGIF. In DC's arts world spat, a detente of sorts was reached this week and Muriel Bowser made two mayoral appointments to the Commission on Arts and Humanities.

Happy Thursday. How do you win over the business community on DC statehood?

Happy Wednesday. Sitting in the third hour of the DC Council’s hearing on Jack Evans yesterday as investigators recited his dizzying conflicts of interest over the years, DL wondered whether the city might be witnessing the height of…

Happy Tuesday. In a new Post poll, 64% of District residents say Jack Evans should resign from the DC Council.

Good Monday morning. Adam Eidinger, the activist leading the effort to recall Council member Jack Evans, says he has enough signatures from Ward 2 voters to trigger a recall vote.

TGIF. Over the summer, Attorney General Karl Racine surveyed city residents over how they felt about drug kingpin Rayful Edmond III getting a reduced sentence.

Happy Thursday. Lefty groups aren't waiting until 2020 to make endorsements for the June primary.

Happy Wednesday. Big Soda is gearing up for a fight against a new tax on sugary drinks.

Happy Tuesday. Anotha’ one …

Happy Veterans Day. More than 60 officials, businesspeople, and members of the local Ethiopian community traveled with the mayor to Ethiopia on Friday.

TGIF! The mayor is a big fan of billionaire Mike Bloomberg’s not-yet-official presidential run. Muriel Bowser tweeted this morning that “an important voice is entering the race for President,” a declaration that fell way flat …

Happy Thursday. Jack Evans says he no intention to resign his DC Council seat, WaPo reports. His lawyers, alarmed with the bullet-train pace of his ethics scandal, pleaded yesterday in a letter to the council chairman and the head of the…

Happy Wednesday. A majority of DC Council members are now calling on Jack Evans to resign — including the chair of the ad hoc committee investigating him.

Happy Tuesday. Jack Evans broke the DC Council's code of conduct on 11 occasions, according to a law firm's report released today, including when in 2015 he took council action to support the controversial Pepco-Exelon merger. At the time,…

Happy Monday. The NY Times reports that breathalyzers can be remarkably inaccurate in measuring the blood alcohol levels of drivers pulled over, leading to unjust arrests. The paper’s investigation looked at the national picture — and the…

TGIF! DC has a new mega-development project slated for 80 acres of land at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Northwest …

Happy Halloween. DC holds the World Series title for the first time since 1924, and the Nationals are promising a rollicking celebration on Saturday.

Happy Wednesday. Go-go will be heard throughout the Wilson Building tonight — after a hearing to make it the official music genre of the District.

Happy Tuesday. About 32,000 Salvadorans living in the Washington area had their Temporary Protected Status extended for one year.