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- These D.C. bars are serving cocktails to cure your cold. [WCP]
- H Street gets a hot pot and taco restaurant (?) by the chef at Maketto. [Washingtonian]
- A man broke into a home near Gallaudet University early Thursday morning, kidnapped the residents, and took them to a convenience store to withdraw money from an ATM. [WTOP]
- Arlington Memorial Bridge will be closed this weekend. [NBC Washington]
- We’re in for a cloudy few days as a storm skirts the area. [CWG]
- Police have arrested a suspect in the murder of a real estate agent found dead inside a model home in Hanover. [FOX 5]
- The Washington football team’s quarterback, Alex Smith, is reportedly dealing with an infection after his leg was badly broken in a game two weeks ago. [WTOP]
- Do D.C. women pay more for transit to avoid feeling unsafe? [Post]
- What to do when things get out of control at the Cheesecake Factory. [Washingtonian]
- Two men were shot on Thursday night at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcom X Avenues in Southeast. [Post]
- ICYMI: D.C. police reached a settlement with a man who says an MPD officer invasively and inappropriately searched him in public.
- ICYMI: Is Upshur street in trouble?
- This day in DCist: Police arrested a UMC Hospital employee who allegedly sexually assaulted a patient while she was receiving treatment.
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