Meanwhile in DC

Wawa is about to make some people very happy, robberies are down significantly this year, and other news of the day in the District.

• Georgetown resists graduate student union. [Post]
• Nearly 200 people were arrested amid massive rally for DACA outside the Capitol. [Post]
• “Who you see before you today is a weary, tired, frustrated warrior in our city’s war on rats.” [NBC4]
• Fancy alcohol to get you through the season. [WCP]
• Also fancy diner food. [WCP]
• And the return of SoberRide. [WJLA]
• The five most expensive homes sold in D.C. this year. [UrbanTurf]
• Attorney general says about a quarter of funeral homes are skirting local laws. [WTOP]
• Wawa fans assemble: first D.C. store opens Dec. 14. [WUSA9]
• Robberies are down 33 percent, which city leaders attribute to home surveillance cameras. [Fox5]
• Himitsu was named Eater’s restaurant of the year. [Eater]
• The Dabney now has a cellar spot. [Popville]
• How ridehailing has affected home prices. [WBJ]
• Authorities are searching Stafford County, Va. for the remains of a D.C. woman who was killed in 2009. [WJLA]
• Mapping the area’s ice skating rinks. [Washingtonian]
• How restaurants behave when Tom Sietsema is in the house. [Washingtonian]

D.C.’s charter schools are inspiring some less than positive headlines, Howard is accused by another person of failing to adequately address sexual assault allegations, plus a peek into a beautiful new library, and other news of the day over in the District.

• Teachers at charter school named for famous labor leader to picket over … alleged violations of labor law. [Twitter]
• Leaders at another charter school were fired over failing to appropriately respond to complaints about a teacher’s inappropriate behavior. [Post]
• Making this a particularly timely question to be asking: “Does D.C. charter schools’ autonomy come at the cost of public accountability?” [WCP]
• The best sunrise of the season. [CWG]
• Tucker Carlson trades D.C. houses. [WBJ]
• New system for administering food stamps left some recipients locked out of the system. [WAMU]
• EMTs honoring for saving man who went into cardiac arrest at Union Station. [WAMU]
• Just what D.C. needs … a ton more office space. [Curbed]
• Thousands of Medicaid patients need to find new doctors after MedStar opts out of coverage. [WBJ]
• The latest school scandal sounds a lot like past ones. [Post]
• Another woman joins suit alleging that Howard University failed to adequately handle sexual assault cases. [WTOP]
• Give these naked mole rats a new home, and a sweater? [Post]
• Beloved Eckington corner store Yang’s Market adds coffee and bagels, which can’t hurt that beloved status. [WCP]
• Complaints abound about the D.C. Democratic State Committee. [WCP]
• Labor groups wants to see an end to contracting out public transit to private companies. [WAMU]
• Why the Kennedy Center has become a nighttime rainbow. [Curbed]
• Ready for yet another dockless bikeshare company? This one promises something slightly different. [Curbed]
• The D.C. Public Library system is getting another stunner of a facility, this one in West End. [Washingtonian]
• Plunk down less than ten bucks for these delicious dishes. [Post]
• Reactions to the Nightmare Before (The White House) Christmas; if nothing else watch this one. [Curbed]

It’s looking like Audi Field won’t be ready for the beginning of the season, updates on Bei Bei’s bowel movements, where Washingtonians like to bicycle and run, and other news of the day in the District.

• City to investigate after WAMU report on Ballou’s graduation rate. [Post]
• D.C. chefs Kwame Onwuachi and Jennifer Carroll are trying to get back on Top Chef. [WCP]
• More on Shaw’s no-name bar. [WCP]
• Yards Park is about to get lit (up). [WJLA]
• And so is the national Christmas tree (on Thursday; be prepared for traffic). [Post]
• What Muslim Washingtonians have to say about Trump’s tweets. [WJLA]
• The hotspots for running and cycling in D.C., according to Strava. [GGW]
• What changes to residency requirements would mean for local homelessness services. [Kojo]
• D.C. United’s schmancy new stadium won’t be ready for a handful of games at the start of next season. [Post]
• The woman apparently hired by Project Veritas who tried to dupe the Post into printing false sexual assault allegations at one point rented an apartment from a DNC communications staffer and had been working for months to infiltrate D.C. journalism circles. [Post]
• Also, this D.C. law firm with a similar name would like people to know they aren’t involved with O’Keefe in any way, but they’re down to sue him. [WUSA9]
• Permanent bill to allow the option for dogs on bar and restaurant patios comes before the Council, with a lot of support. [WTOP]
• Man groped teenage tourists at the Capitol. [NBC4]
• Panda poop news. [Post]
• Maryland and D.C. win subpoena power in emoluments case against Trump. [Post]
• Woman says she was punched at Union Station for asking to pass by a man on an escalator. [NBC4]

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]

Vince Gray continues to toy with the idea of running for mayor the press, news from Planet Word, and other stories from the District.

• More ideas for making Metro better. [GGW]
• The number of people who commute from Baltimore or Baltimore County to D.C. is pretty tiny. [D.C. Policy Center]
• Vince Gray, still “strongly considering” a run for mayor. [WUSA9]
• The word museum might be opening as soon as the summer of 2020. [WBJ]
• And more takes on the Bible Museum. [Post]
• After losing the mayor’s race five times, Carol Schwartz has put out her autobiography. [WCP]
• Meet the head of HIPS. [WCP]
• What happens to the presidentially pardoned turkeys. [WAMU]
• Woman sexually assaulted at American University by someone she thought was an Uber driver. [Post]
• After cancelling their contract, D.C. Council is keeping contractor in place at UMC for another two months. [Post]
• D.C. renters are really satisfied? [Curbed]
• Well-known interior designer joins local framing company. [Technically]
• Officials believe there will be fewer homeless families in motels this winter. [WAMU]