Rachel Sadon- “She may be the first person in the museum’s history to be subject to a vicious right-wing smear before day one on the job.” [WCP]
- An in-depth look at the rise in the District’s homicide rate. [Post]
- And on Jan. 1, a man was shot in the head by a stray bullet. [NBC4]
- Also, a Marine was shot and killed at the barracks, seemingly by an accidental gun discharge. [WTOP]
- The Warner Theatre building sells for $380 million. [WBJ]
- “You’ve got to be either a drunk, a gambler or Daniel Snyder to tank your business in the NFL.” [Post]
- Meet the patron saint of tunneling. [Post]
- First babies of 2019. [WJLA]
- New laws in effect in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. [WTOP]
- Also fare increases on the Dulles Toll Road. [NBC4]
- Only-in-D.C. litter. [Twitter]
- A home for young mothers is scrambling to try to buy its building. [Post]
- Howard’s longtime marching band director is retiring this year. [Post]
- ICYMI: The Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo succumb to the shutdown, with the National Gallery just behind them.
- ICYMI: The city is going to ban right turns on red at 100 intersections.
- ICYMI: Our favorite Overheards of 2018.
- This Day in DCist: Mayor Muriel Bowser’s first swearing in.
Angles at the National Gallery of Art
