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- Howard Theatre may temporarily close as operator struggles to make rent. [Post]
- More opinions on the Airbnb debate. [GGW]
- The hardest neighborhoods to find a home. [UrbanTurf]
- Diane Rehm is getting remarried. [Post]
- A peak at proposed Purple Line art. [Curbed]
- Draining the swamp of luxury homes. [Post]
- Network celebrates the work of unsung black male mentors. [Post]
- “Hopefully, local politicians will rebuff what would amount to a gross misallocation of public funds.” [Post]
- Running trail options. [Park Van Ness]
- Group at Union Station calls for May 1 immigrant strike. [Twitter]
- D.C.’s directors say now is a great time for theater. [WAMU]
- China is building an answer to Japan’s Yoshino cherry tree gift: a $100 million garden at the National Arboretum. [Post]
- Seat divider installed on Mt. Pleasant bench. [GGW]
- ICYMI: A women’s health clinic in Falls Church was evacuated twice in one day.
- ICYMI: Humane Alliance is cutting pet adoption fees in half this weekend.
- This Day In DCist: Fox5 tried to shame the Metro GM into going on air with an empty chair.
Rachel Sadon