Photo by Angela N.

Photo by Angela N.

  • Snow is likely not in the cards for D.C. today. If the white stuff does fall, it will be slushy and awful. [CWG]
  • Council will hear testimony today on sheltering the homeless, including placing families in motels. [AP]
  • More than 40 percent of the money donated to D.C.’s mayoral candidates comes from outside the city. [WAMU]
  • What it’s like to use the common school lottery. [WAMU}
  • Jack Evans and Muriel Bowser came out to see the taxidermic Potomac Phil predict six more weeks of winter. [Post]
  • Family dog killed by Anne Arundel County police officer canvassing a neighborhood in a burglary investigation. [NBC4]
  • How many of the 100 best restaurants in D.C. have you been to? One? More than one? [Washingtonian]
  • How to legally rent on Airbnb. [UrbanTurf]
  • This Day in DCist: Montel Williams tried to make the case for medical marijuana to Ward 5 residents, but they weren’t into it.