Photo by Michael J.

Photo by Michael J.

  • The Washington Post endorses Muriel Bowser, in part, because of the “troubling circumstances that surround [Mayor Vince] Gray’s campaign four years ago and his refusal to be forthcoming about those events.” [Post]
  • Endorsement is “kiss of death,” says Andy Shallal and Gray’s campaign manager Chuck Thies. [LL]
  • Bowser doesn’t support trading the Reeves Center to help pay for D.C. United stadium. [Post]
  • The Snowy Owl played in the snow in her enclosure on Friday. [WTOP]
  • House of Cards wants more tax incentives from Maryland. [Post]
  • Fun with #dcsneckdown. [WAMU]
  • Franklin Park designs — revealed! [WAMU]
  • Petula Dvorak on Gray’s proposed changes to the city’s right-to-shelter law: “It’s about affordable, available housing. Not a mythical grandma’s house or stopgaps that might be good for reducing the numbers on paper but won’t go toward solving the real crisis in the gilded capital.” [Post]
  • Community garden near H Street NE may be displaced by condo parking. [DistrictSource]
  • This Day in DCist: Activists kicked off the budget autonomy referendum campaign.