Lori McCue- D.C. students owe nearly half a million in school lunch debt, meaning they couldn’t afford to pay for meals in the cafeteria. [Post]
- High rent has shuttered another D.C. restaurant: 701 in Penn Quarter is closing next week. [Eater]
- The shutdown will finally hit Smithsonians next week—they’re set to shut down on Jan. 2 unless a deal is reached. [NPR]
- Police have arrested a suspect in the shooting death of D.C. social worker Roger Marmet [Fox 5]
- Insulator fires in Metro tunnels have dropped 66 percent this year. [WTOP]
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