Natalie Delgadillo- Did you know there was a beer and wine tasting league? [Post]
- This D.C.-area funeral home owner is being forced to close up shop after multiple allegations of operating without a permit and severely mishandling people’s funeral services, including giving people the wrong cremated remains. [FOX 5]
- What happened at the D.C. Council this year? [WCP]
- The federal office of personnel management is offering some advice to federal workers who aren’t getting paid because of the shutdown. [WTOP]
- Two Maryland teens plead guilty to their hate crime charges for spraying racist and anti-LGBTQ graffiti at a school. [FOX 5]
- There’s a new flood mitigation plan for Ellicott City. [Post]
- “It’s a dance party, but it’s also just a showcase of the local queer community talent.” [WCP]
- This Fairfax County cadet program is hoping to attract some interest in law enforcement careers. [Post]
- There’s a nearly entirely bamboo house in Anacostia. [Washingtonian]
- We could get some flooding today. [CWG]
- The year in D.C. sports. [WCP]
- ICYMI: All the things DCist writers loved in D.C. arts this year.
- ICYMI: The community is donating to a GoFundMe account after the Anacostia Playhouse was burgled over Christmas.
- This Day in DCist: Apparently the country’s hottest people reside in Bethesda, Maryland?
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