- People are up in arms over an application to put a halal chicken slaughterhouse in an industrial part of Alexandria. The City Council approved it, though. [Post, WBJ]
- Some members of the DC Democratic State Committee are trying to remove Evans from his position. [WCP]
- Report details all kinds of semi-sketchy uses of constituent services funds. [Post]
- United Medical Center needs $40 million. [Post]
- City Winery opened up its rooftop space to the drinking public. [Eater]
- What people all across the D.C. region say about their news consumption habits. [Washingtonian]
- Lessons from D.C.’s circles and squares. [GGW]
- Neo-Nazi convicted of killing Heather Heyer in Charlottesville is appearing in court. [Post]
- The literary agency behind all manner of Trump tell-all books. [NYT]
- What happened after a list emerged ranking girls at one Bethesda high school. [Post]
- Planners are taking another stab at finding a vision for a redeveloped Poplar Point (and the Reeves Center). [WBJ]
- “We will terminate gerrymandering.” [WAMU]
- A driver fatally struck a three-year-old in Rockville. [WTOP]
- The Voltaggio brothers are going all in on the Chesapeake with new CityCenter restaurant. [Washingtonian]
- Home sales are down across many areas of Northern Virginia. [WTOP]
- ICYMI: There’s a new peak bloom date.
- ICYMI: This new kind of Potomac cruise involves both cycling and drinking at the same time.
- ICYMI: Trump is a fan of Ted Leonsis and Alex Ovechkin’s hands.
- This Day in DCist: Is the best route to D.C. statehood through Maryland?
Signs of spring
Rachel Sadon