Rachel Kurzius- Mayor Bowser’s former cabinet member is now lobbying for a vape company. [WCP]
- And her former legal aide was fired after he was accused of distribution of child pornography. [WJLA]
- Is Metro’s new budget enough to win back riders? [WTOP]
- Jurors deadlocked in Virginia murder trial of man who believed he was fighting a werewolf. [Post]
- Max Scherzer had a great start on Opening Day, but the Nats still lost. [CBS]
- Plus, a look at how fans responded to the new lockers at Nats Park. [Washingtonian]
- And why fans chanted “Lock him up!” at Anthony Rendon. [Post]
- Nats player Trea Turner was seemingly caught up in the “traffic terrors” after a tanker overturned on the Beltway. [Twitter / WTOP]
- The fight over the Halal butchery in Alexandria shows how zoning laws can be tools of discrimination. [GGW]
- Trans activist speaks out about prostitution arrest. [Blade]
- “There is always one constant person in every restaurant who, if they were gone, the effects would be felt across the board, and ours is Maria.” [ARLnow]
- D.C. officials will distribute 76,000 naloxone kits as part of a more detailed new plan to counter opioid epidemic in the District. [Post]
- “Fugazi capitalism” is now a thing people are editorializing about, and please wake me up when 2020 is over. [Breaking Views]
- Caps are officially headed the the playoffs. [NBC Sports]
- Which has us wondering … Is another 50-goal season on the horizon for Ovechkin? [Post]
- ICYMI: A look at the long-gone Griffith Stadium.
- ICYMI: WOWza: “I thought we had this whole trip nailed down. But I guess not anymore.”
- Today In DCist: Is the D.C. Council retreat a waste of time?
Channel the energy of this prairie dog for a fabulous Friday.
