Photo by J Richkus.

Photo by J Richkus.

  • Could a merger with Exelon help improve Pepco’s reliability in the D.C. area? [WAMU]
  • Here are all the candidates running for Ward 4 and Ward 8 Council seats. [Loose Lips]
  • 7000-series Metro cars coming in early 2015. [WAMU]
  • Today’s weather has a high “misery index.” [Post]
  • Bowser will appoint Rashad Young as the city administrator today. [NBC4]
  • NoMa Harris Teeter closed by Health Department after inspector finds a live mouse in a storage container. Gross. [City Desk]
  • Stories behind the shots: local music photographers explain the story behind their favorite shots of 2014. [D.C. Music Download]
  • Local churches asking congregants to wear black for #blacklivesmatter Sunday. [Post]
  • The Newsroom channels The New Republic’s Chris Hughes. [Washingtonian]
  • Surviving holiday dining in D.C. [Zagat]
  • This Day in DCist: Sonic reminds us why the Washington football team should change its name.