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- Safeway is “super-cleaning” its East of the River stores. [Washingtonian]
- Today’s a big day for the Purple Line. [Bethesda Beat]
- Visiting Maryland’s historically black beaches. [NBC 4]
- Opposition to sales tax for Metro funding centered around disproportionate impact on the poor. [Post]
- First preseason win for Washington’s football team. [WTOP]
- Learn more about the first person President Trump pardoned. [Twitter]
- D.C. volunteers head to Texas to help with hurricane. [WUSA / WTOP]
- “Dog parks are a nexus of issues.” [Post]
- What D.C.’s most popular bus route tells us about the city. [Washingtonian]
- MPD is good at tracking down illegal guns, but not the traffickers who bring them here. [WCP]
- Chicken yoga is now a thing, so there’s that. [Washingtonian]
- ICYMI: Religious leaders marching today at MLK Memorial.
- ICYMI: “Typically when something like this happens, technically the law hasn’t been broken. But we’ll generally patrol that area more often and make our presence known to make sure the public feels safe.”
- ICYMI: Urban winemaking comes to D.C.
- This Day In DCist: D.C. councilmembers ready to face off at ping pong table.
Rachel Kurzius