Morning Roundup: Jeff Bezos Is Taking Forever To Finish Building His Kalorama Mansion

Nov 04, 2019

Why isn’t Jeff Bezos’s D.C. mansion finished yet? [Washingtonian]
Local food critics are mostly white, and that’s a big problem. [WCP]
The roadblocks to a two-hour D.C. to NYC trip on Amtrak. [Post]
Turns out Washington is a baseball town. [Post]
Northern Virginia Metrobus workers are still on strike this week. [WTOP]
In unsurprising news, Stephen Strasburg is a free agent. [NBC4]
Montgomery County leadership forced a local police station to remove a “thin blue line” flag, and Gov. Larry Hogan is not happy about it. [FOX 5]
Joe Biden rallied in Virginia ahead of crucial state elections tomorrow. [Post]
A review of Anju, a Chinese Korean spot from the creators of Chiko. [Washingtonian]
Beer and liquor are coming to Butter Chicken Company. [Popville]
“As one of my jailers said, ‘There’s gotta be better ways to call attention to your cause — don’t come back.’I think she’s right. … My 82-year-old bones hurt.” [Post]
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