Rachel Sadon- The opioid epidemic has hit the District hard, but we rarely hear about it and some have called the city’s response “pure incompetence.” [Post]
- Montgomery now allows rural breweries to have tasting rooms. [WAMU]
- LivingSocial and the region’s other top venture capital deals in the past decade. [WBJ]
- D.C. Council approves bill that requires LLC owners be public. [WBJ]
- And legislation that goes after food trucks that monopolize metered parking spots. [NBC4]
- Frontier is coming to BWI. [WBJ]
- Maryland man exonerated after spending 27 years in prison. [Sun]
- Federal employees officially have the day off on Christmas Eve. [WJLA]
- But it looks like we won’t be having a white Christmas. [CWG]
- And what John Waters thinks about the holiday. [Washingtonian]
- WCP jettisons the comments section. [WCP]
- After feuding with NPS, this “living-history” farm will close. [Post]
- Virginia man sentenced to 15 years in the murder of a gay activist. [Blade]
- Capitol Grounds Coffee in Foggy Bottom has closed. [Popville]
- Extra reasons to give blood this season. [WTOP]
- Even with HQ2, airport officials say DCA won’t add more flights. [ARLnow]
- ICYMI: One of the trolls who bullied AU’s first black female student president has settled a lawsuit.
- ICYMI: EventsDC is making an enormous bet on esports. Its leader also has a vested interest in the video game industry.
- This day in DCist: A remarkable performance at Union Station goes viral.
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