Natalie Delgadillo- How the shutdown is making it hard for D.C. to advocate for statehood. [WCP]
- Freezing temperatures froze all that melting snow and slush on the ground last night, creating slippery conditions. Much of the region is operating on a two-hour delay this morning. [WTOP]
- Here are the leftover closings and delays from the snow this morning. [FOX 5]
- Don’t get too excited about the sunshine: there’s a possible winter storm this weekend. [CWG]
- Local school districts are encouraging furloughed feds to apply. [WAMU]
- The Rachel Whiteread sculpture show at the National Gallery of Art has to come down and be shipped to another museum—so workers are doing it without pay. [Post]
- Two people were fatally shot in their car in the middle of the snowstorm on Sunday. [FOX 5]
- Mono Diner in Georgetown will pay tribute to old Hollywood. [Eater]
- Virginia lawmakers propose 12 weeks of paid family leave. [WAMU]
- This historic designation application makes the case against a historic designation. [GGW]
- Vigil held for man stabbed to death in his apartment. [Blade]
- Two years after the first Women’s March, the organization is roiled by controversy. [Post]
- Remember “shutdown beards?” Where’d they go? [Washingtonian]
- A ‘canna crawl’ bus creates community for Maryland’s medicinal marijuana patients. [Post]
- ICYMI: DCist went “hovering” at the Observation Deck in Rosslyn. It was…fine?
- ICYMI: José Andrés is organizing an emergency kitchen for feds that aren’t getting paid because of the shutdown.
- ICYMI: How much did it snow, anyway?
- This Day in DCist: A guide to staying warm during the frigid winter.
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