Author: Christina Sturdivant-Sani

Dating in the city, a bitcoin real estate deal, #DCision18 debate, and other news of the day over in the District.

• Last night’s forum for D.C. Council’s at-large and chairman seats in hashtags. [Twitter]
• And livestream. [Facebook]
• Restaurateur Ruth Gresser heads to Spring Valley for her fifth location. [Washingtonian]
• 71-year-old man fatally stabbed in Northwest apartment. [Post]
• Amtrak train separates after leaving Union Station. [Post]
• Landscape of love. [NBC]
• Changes at The Gibson. [WCP]
• George Washington students demand change after racist incident. [Post]
• Lincoln Park Kitchen is moving downtown. [Popville]
• You can buy a condo in Northwest with bitcoin. [Post]
• Houses designed with dogs in mind. [Washingtonian]
• Fast casual greek spot to open downtown. [X2]
• Elderly man in wheelchair robbed after getting out of a cab. [Post]
• Daughter of journalist David Carr will talk about the 1,900+ emails he sent her, and more at the Warner Theatre. [WCP]
• D.C.’s most iconic modern buildings–mapped. [Curbed]
• Duo nails the concept of a neighborhood restaurant “at a time when the term is abused in D.C.” [WCP]

Special events at the National Cathedral, new eaglets are on the way, where to watch the Winter Olympics, and other news of the day over in the District.

• Where to watch the Winter Olympics with themed food and drink specials. [Curbed]
• Be sure to cheer for these six D.C. area athletes in the games. [Washingtonian]
• Free hot dogs on Friday at The Pig. [Popville]
• Is Washington giving millennials enough reasons to stay? [Post]
• Wedding trends. [Washingtonian]
• D.C.’s open-government watchdog lost her job. Why? [WCP/Post]
• Get away with your girls. [Washingtonian]
• DGS Delicatessen is closing, Little Sesame will live on. [Eater]
• How much time do D.C. drivers spend stuck in traffic? [WTOP]
• Local company is creating clothing for women in math and science. [WCP]
• Remembering Snowmageddon. [WTOP]
• Dumplings in Dupont. [Eater]
• Serve Your City launches 50 days of Black History Challenge. [Hill Is Home]
• La Mano Coffee bar in Takoma Park may be closing. [Popville]
• Hillary Clinton shares her goals with Georgetown students. [Post]
• After parting ways with Howard University, local legend E. Ethelbert Miller releases a book about baseball. [Washingtonian]
• A pair of eagles are expecting at D.C. police training academy in Southeast. [WTOP]
• National Cathedral hosts yoga, carnival, and more this week. [NBC]

Goodies from scratch at Pluma, local business owners split on Amazon HQ, fifth graders honor MLK, and other news of the day over in the District.

• New parking fees at some Metro stations begin today. [NBC]
• Former councilmember’s collection of artifacts up for sale. [Curbed]
• New money. [DC Inno]
• Students will build a tiny house in Deanwood. [Curbed]
• Wild January temperature swings. [CWG]
• New Union Market bakery promises fresh pastries from open ’til close. [Eater]
• 47 cars hit in the Shepherd Park burglary spree. [WTOP]
• A complex investigation into the death of a D.C. high school student. [Post]
• D.C. attorney jailed for laundering more than $2 million for man he met online. [Post]
• NAACP Chapter at GWU responds to racist Snapchat photo. [NBC]
• Elementary school students continue tradition of reading Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech. [NBC]
• Local small business owners weigh in on possible Amazon HQ. [NBC]
• New apartment building architecture worth noting. [Washingtonian]

Free coffee, upcoming events, why hotels are being built far from downtown, and other news of the day over in the District.

• Washington Post employees finally get free coffee in the office. [Washingtonian]
• Chick-fil-A is coming to Union Station. [Popville]
• Free WaWa coffee on Sunday. [WTOP]
• This week in jazz. [Washingtonian]
• Why hotels are being built away from touristy spots. [WBJ]
• More things to do in the city. [NBC]
• A raving review by Tom Sietsema for new Indian restaurant in Navy Yard. [Post]
• How driverless cars could affect the city’s housing market. [Urban Turf]
• Synchronized swim team is looking for participants. [NBC]
• Why the D.C. Public Schools scandal has national significance. [Post]
• Another co-working space that caters to parents. [Washingtonian]
• Can you be an addict if you’re taking the medicine that doctors have prescribed to you, never exceeding the dosage? [WCP]
• Most homicide victims this year are teens. [NBC]
• Several historic sites have been demolished by neglect. [WBJ]

A Groundhog Day scandal, new bill gives women easier access to birth control, and other news of the day over in the District.

• Mayor signs law that will allow many women to get contraception without a doctor’s visit. [NBC]
• Artsy things to do this week. [East City Art]
• Man struck by train at Benning Road Metro station. [Fox 5]
• Residents change habits as flu worsens this year. [NBC]
• Nine airlines donate $28 million to Air and Space Museum for a makeover. [Post]
• Restaurant closes in Shaw. [Popville]
• You now have more time to go to Seylou Bakery. [Popville]
• February weather outlook for D.C.–sans the ground hog. [CWG]
• London man will be deported after pleading guilty to trying to rob a Georgetown student. [Post]
• $250 million development in Buzzard Point is getting underway with the gutting of the U.S. Coast Guard’s former headquarters. [WBJ]
• “There has been no collusion between Potomac Phil and Punxsutawney Phil.” [Express]
• A neighborhood boundary debate. [Popville]
• Where you need to eat on Capitol Hill this year. [Hill Is Home]
• Sunday night dinner deals. [Urban Scrawl]
• A big change at the Washington Monument. [WTOP]
• D.C. flower delivery startup goes national in time for Valentine’s Day. [WBJ]

Lots of things to do next month, a coffee shop controversy, and other news of the day over in the District.

• New Hill East coffee shop’s Twitter page offends residents with photos. [Popville]
• “I can’t run an office on free.” [Washingtonian]
• Restauranteur says minimum wage hikes may force him out of the city. [Eater]
• A D.C. corrections officer was charged in a human trafficking investigation involving a teen. [NBC]
• Ice cream queen is coming to D.C. [Eater]
• D.C. ranks sixth for most construction cranes in the country. [Curbed]
• High school student dies weeks after being attacked in classroom. [Post]
• How much sushi does $40 get you at six D.C. restaurants? [WCP]
• American University rolls out plan to fight racism. [WTOP]
• Planet Fitness is coming to Ward 7 shopping center. [Popville]
• Pidzza opens one location, closes another. [Popville]
• 17 things to do in February. [Washingtonian]
• Why Mark Ein decided to purchased the Washington City Paper. [DC Inno]
• Best and worst times of the year to find a new apartment in the city. [Curbed]

Investigations continue into D.C. high school graduation rates, several restaurant closures, and other news of the day over in the District.

• How the city’s home purchase assistance program is failing people who need it most. [GGW]
• Metro is refunding 598 rush-hour riders for their significantly delayed trips on Friday. [WTOP]
• Off-duty firefighter saves woman whose clothes caught fire. [NBC]
• Museum of African American History and Culture wins 2017 Design of the Year Award. [Curbed]
• Controversial vote on Kingman Island historic designation delayed. [GGW]
• Secret vote about United Medical Center. [Post]
• Shaw Bijou’s replacement has already closed. [Popville]
• Another restaurant bites the dust on 19th Street. [Washingtonian]
• Drift closes in Shaw. [Popville]
• Metro Center sales office is reopening with expanded hours. [Capitol Hill Corner]
• Where not to lock a dockless bike. [Popville]
• Report calls into question validity of hundreds of diplomas handed to DCPS students. [Post]
• About the  inaugural Focus on the Story International Photo Festival. [Popville]
• What to expect from D.C.’s first architecture and design film festival. [Curbed]
• It appears that a Greenberry’s location has shuttered. [Popville]

Covfefe cocktail specials for State of the Union Address, a Jose Andres dis, and other news of the day over in the District.

• Mayor Bowser’s perfect day in the city. [Post]
• Where to watch the State of the Union address. [NBC/Curbed]
• Jose Andres gets turned away from a party at Cafe Milano. [Post]
• Father calls for new investigation into death of daughter at D.C. boarding school. [NBC]
• Man stabbed on Metrobus in Southwest. [Post]
• Woman killed in wheelchair in Southeast. [Post]
• This water-spitting man has been blacklisted from some D.C. restaurants. [Post]
• Beloved Cleveland Park antique shop is closing. [Washingtonian]
• Newcomers to Canal Park. [JD Land]
• Favorable D.C. dining trends. [Washingtonian]
• Most sickening dining trends. [Washingtonian]
• Tesla’s Model 3 debuts at CityCenter. [WBJ]
• Here’s where you can donate your extra grocery bags. [PoPville]
• “Functionally” bankrupt Southeast hospital gets new operator. [Post]
• SoCal fast-casual spot set to open five new locations in the area. [Eater]
• Students and teachers say Ballou report doesn’t reflect the school they know. [Post]

Zoo welcomes new red pandas, man trashes neighborhood park, Metrobus collides with a vehicle, and other news of the day over in the District.

• Metro program to give riders automatic credit for delayed trips begins today. [NBC]
• Fun food and other events for your weekend. [Washingtonian/NBC]
• Ten injured in Metrobus crash. [Post]
• How much more could D.C. area renters pay if Amazon HQ2 comes to the region? [WBJ]
• Budding filmmakers will compete for cash at festival on Barracks Row. [WTOP]
• PoPville asks for money to support blog. [PoPville]
• Some D.C. educators felt pressured to pass failing students, survey says. [Post]
• 16-year-old girl shot in head near Gallaudet University. [NBC]
• A mother-and-son pair of red pandas, Nutmeg and Jackie, debuted at the National Zoo. [WTOP]
• Man dumped two tons of trash into Kenilworth Park, cutting down trees to fit his truck into the woods. [NBC]
• Family reports sex abuse at D.C. boarding school where girl was found dead. [NBC]
• D.C. restaurant association to host first-ever sexual harassment training. [WBJ]
• More than a dozen gumbos to devour. [Eater]
• News anchors raise funds to support breast cancer screenings. [WTOP]
• Second man charged with murder in decade-old shooting. [Post]
• Metro is turning a Deanwood parking lot into a mix-use development. [Urban Turf]

Metro delays, new designs for RFK, the best restaurant in Washington, and other news of the day over in the District.

• Co-working space with childcare option to open this fall. [Curbed]
• Washingtonian names Metier its best restaurant for 2018. [Washingtonian]
• D.C.-based startup expands throughout Europe. [DC Inno]
• Track work to disrupt Metrorail this weekend. [WTOP]
• Should black D.C. residents be worried about the latest jobs report? [Afro]
• The District has “never seen art like this.” [East City Art]
• New designs for RFK project’s first phase. [WBJ]
• Four shows to catch this weekend. [Post]
• Police raid downtown lounge, seizing more than 25 pounds of marijuana. [Post]
• Elton John’s farewell tour is coming in the fall. [WTOP]
• Devastated mom speaks about daughter’s suicide at D.C. boarding school. [NBC]
• Dockless bikes are being found in the weirdest of places. [NBC]
• Capital Pride Alliance names new members. [Metro Weekly]
• Local Taqueria coming to former Eatsa space downtown. [Popville]

President Obama marries a couple, Michelle Obama dines out, and other news of the day over in the District.

• Smoothie King is coming to Farragut North. [PoPville]
• 12-year-old student found dead of apparent suicide at D.C. boarding school. [Post]
• D.C.’s rent control system is easy for landlords to exploit. [GGW]
• Aviation Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony will be held in D.C. this year. [WTOP]
• Man with loaded gun arrested near White House. [NBC]
• Following the arrest, firefighters were sent the wrong address. [WTOP]
• NoMa’s outdoor summer film series is themed Wonder Women. [PoPville]
• Chinatown spot may go from beef to poke… or gelato. [Eater]
• Boutique luxury hotel locked in for NoMa development. [WBJ]
• 6 top rated D.C. hotels by TripAdvisor travelers. [WTOP]
• Great bars for day drinking in the city. [Washingtonian]
• President Obama officiated a D.C. wedding. [Washingtonian]
• Several demonstrators at the Women’s March on Saturday took an icy bath. [Post]
• American University student carjacked at gunpoint near the National Cathedral. [NBC]
• GW student creates a napkin that detects if drugs are in drinks. [WTOP]
• Highest-ranking DCPS official removed following Ballou High School investigation. [Post]
• Michelle Obama dines at a new restaurant near the U Street Corridor. [Washingtonian]
• What should the D.C. region expect if Amazon moves here? [WTOP]