- This man is fighting his Metro woes by AirDropping pictures of his dog to other riders. Cute or mildly creepy? [Washingtonian]
- Trump picked on Baltimore for its rat problem, but it turns out D.C. has an even bigger rodent infestation, at least by one ranking. [WTOP]
- A D.C. gallery is training artists with intellectual disabilities to help them sell their work. [WAMU]
- After the death of an 11-year-old, a community group gathered to address the recent wave of violence that has shaken the District. [Post]
- Construction is getting started on a 172-unit apartment building on Columbia Road in Adams Morgan. [Popville]
- A 15-year-old girl was charged with assault in connection to the group beating of a man outside the Washington Hilton hotel last month. [WTOP]
- A Marine was charged with murder in the fatal shooting of another Marine in the barracks of Capitol Hill on New Year’s Day. [Post]
- Here’s how D.C. can build denser housing in some of the city’s most exclusive neighborhoods west of Rock Creek Park. [GGW]
- Zero-proof cocktail menus are turning into a full-fledged trend in the District. [Washingtonian]
- A bomb squad seized yet another rocket launcher tube at BWI Airport. [Post]
- People are raising money to save a one-of-a-kind Maryland lighthouse in the Chesapeake Bay. [WTOP]
- There are still many roadblocks to the proliferation of self-driving cars on America’s roads. [Post]
- The District kicked off a pilot program that will test the impact of dedicated pick-up and drop-off zones for commercial vehicles. [Curbed]
- ICYMI: A new survey found that a significant number of people in the D.C. area may be contributing to the creation of fatbergs that clog sewer pipes.
- ICYMI: A former D.C. assistant attorney general is challenging Councilmember Brandon Todd’s seat in Ward 4.
- This day in DCist: Hanson was getting ready to perform “MMMBop” at Wolftrap with the National Symphony Orchestra.
