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- Ben’s Chili Bowl has an official historian … just ask for Bernie on a Saturday morning. [WCP]
- The “endearingly seedy” Post Pub turns 40. [WCP]
- There’s a Capitol Hill Crab Cakes in … Historic Anacostia. [Post]
- Jamie Raskin, the Democratic nominee for Maryland’s 8th congressional district, isn’t a fan of “political correctness.” [Washingtonian]
- Make your own Buttercream Bakeshop’s double-chocolate cookies. [Washingtonian]
- A couple of local style blogs to check out. [Krrb]
- Anacostia High School gets a police academy. [Post]
- This week’s tale of Metro madness is titled “trapped on a train.” [Post]
- Help a person out with cheap, touristy shot glasses. [Reddit]
- Keep track of indoor pools’ closure schedule (for maintenance purposes). [Popville]
- A basic guide to TOPA. [GGW]
- The Obamas got an early peek at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. [Post]
- ICYMI: We went in search of Chocolate City at the museum.
- ICYMI: And the cafe is serving up black history on a plate—helmed by the same chef as the cafe at the National Museum of the American Indian.
- This Day In DCist: Man arrested for throwing firecrackers at the White House fence.
Rachel Sadon