Photo by Sarah Anne Hughes.
- Washington Post editorial board calls on Washington football team owner Dan Snyder to change the team’s “racial slur” of a name: “Perhaps there is even a fear that fans will desert or turn against the team if it changes its name. We think that underestimates Washington fans and their deep feelings for this team.” Does this mean the Post will stop using the name? [Post]
- ACLU sends letter to Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe in support of paramedic who wrote letter to D.C. Council warning of “dire” situation. [Fox5]
- Does Phil Mendelson have the votes to override the LRAA veto? “We’ll see.” [Loose Lips]
- The owner of Meridian Pint and Smoke and Barrel will open a restaurant in Brookland. [Young & Hungry]
- What would the Washington Monument look like if Donald Trump owned it? [Curbed]
- Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex on the Flight of Birds goes on exhibit today at the National Air and Space Museum. [DCist]
- The Reform Jewish congregation in Chevy Chase, Md. will be livestreaming its Day of Atonement service. [WTOP]
- “Quiet” Arlington woman leaves public library $700,000 in her will. [ARLNow]
- This is what Mike Isabella’s house looks like. [NowThisNews]
- This Day in DCist: Martin shared the story of watching marijuana activist Adam Eidinger’s quadcopter go down.