The return of the turkey pardon, more local media grimness, a pizza identity thief, and other news of the day over in the District.
- Pardoned turkeys had a room at the Willard. [WJLA]
- Ahead of Trump’s first turkey pardon. [GQ]
- Beware of the Wiseguy wannabe. [Popville]
- Neighborhood Persian restaurant wins plaudits. [Post]
- Thanksgiving football on the cheap. [Fox5]
- And notes on getting through the region on one of the busiest travel days of the year. [Curbed]
- The convoluted settlement situation on Capitol Hill, as illustrated by an incident involving Rep. John Conyers. [Buzzfeed]
- 22 percent of the region’s homeowners are “equity rich.” [WTOP]
- The Current is faltering financially. [Washingtonian]
- And there’s potential for an even bigger local media nightmare. [Mother Jones]
- 1A is expanding nationally. [WAMU]
- D.C. partially restores transit service for people with disabilities. [WAMU]
- Xfinity is setting up shop in Chinatown. [Technical.ly]
- Almost 200 bars are allowed to stay open until 4 a.m. for Thanksgiving. [Washingtonian]
- D.C. Council considers needling the Russian government with a street sign. [Post]
- Yoga teachers are bringing the practice to D.C. jails. [WCP]
- Feds move to cut $10 million from D.C. tuition assistance program. [Post]