- Doctors say poor housing conditions exacerbate D.C.’s high asthma rates. [WCP]
- D.C., Maryland, and Virginia are suing over a new federal rule that allows clinicians to decline to provide abortions. [AP via WJLA]
- “The rent went up, up, up”: the Treasure Trove is closing. [Post]
- D.C.’s crime lab flooded and a critical wastewater system backed up after an employee left a faucet running. [DC Line]
- A look at Downtown Silver Spring’s $10 million redevelopment. [WBJ]
- Four of D.C.’s councilmembers have blocked people on social media. [FOX 5]
- A season-by-season examination of Dan Snyder’s 20-year reign. [Post]
- An update on that toppled Washington Monument mulberry tree. [WTOP]
- SMYAL is opening a second transitional house for homeless LGBT youth, this time in Anacostia. [Blade]
- How the mayor and D.C. Council’s visions for how to deal with the affordable housing crisis differ. [Post]
- Op-ed: “America’s cities are unlivable. Blame wealthy liberals.” [NYT]
- The Rosslyn public boathouse is one step closer to reality. [ARLnow]
- Which D.C. state-named avenues are most like their namesakes? [GGW]
- Tom Sietsema will include accessibility information in his reviews from now on. [Post]
- Were some of the confessions of The Princeton Place Killer “total bullshit“? [WCP]
- ICYMI: This bridge could turn the distance from Kenilworth Park to the National Arboretum a 15-minute walk.
- ICYMI: The Columbia Heights dog park has a new leash on life.
- This Day in DCist: Bozie the elephant arrives at the National Zoo.
A new mural along U Street NW outside Nellie’s.
Rachel Kurzius