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- A 2016 in memoriam. [WCP]
- Federal government controls D.C.’s parole system, and it’s not doing a good job. [Post]
- In-game Wizards host Rodney Rikai’s last Verizon Center game is Jan. 31. [Twitter]
- The Post’s annual in/out list. [Post]
- A 13-year-old girl from Southeast is missing. [NBC 4]
- The vast empire of Compass Coffee grows. [Popville]
- Critics of Mayor Bowser gain power on the council. [WT]
- Openings to get pumped about in 2017. [WCP]
- MPD “aggressively patrolling” Upper NW after shootings. [WJLA]
- After 44 years, The Palm is losing its executive director. [Post]
- The first Virginia Avenue Tunnel is complete. [GGW]
- Where to go in D.C. if you’re looking for Jewish heritage sites. [Curbed]
- ICYMI: “After an election, generally what we find is that conspiracy theories are for losers.”
- ICYMI: If the Women’s March on Washington isn’t your speed, perhaps try DisruptJ20.
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Rachel Kurzius