- Loved ones of this year’s homicide victims speak about who they lost. [WCP]
- Racist memes motivated a white man to fatally stab a black student at the University of Maryland in 2017, a prosecutor says. [NBC4]
- An app that lets users rate individual dishes launched in D.C. [WCP]
- A commercial real estate developer is handing out $10 million in holiday bonuses to nearly 200 employees throughout Md. and Northern Virginia. [AP via NBC4]
- Lucky Buns is bringing a “Mumbo bun” to Union Market. [Eater]
- These adorable pups help women experiencing homelessness. [Post]
- Former Nats baseman Anthony Rendon just signed a $245 million deal with the Los Angeles Angels. [AP via WTOP]
- A Montgomery County police officer pleaded for his life while clinging to the windshield of a zooming car. [Post]
- Gov. Ralph Northam proposed $733 million to go towards environmental spending, which includes programs to clean up Chesapeake Bay. [Post]
- Renovations for D.C. Housing Authority headquarters are going to look totally different than planned. [WCP]
- A “wintry mess” could be coming early next week. [FOX 5]
- D.C. is seeing a boom in local artisans. [Washingtonian]
- The College Park Council approved a partnership with Hyattsville Community Newspaper. [Hyattsville]
- ICYMI: Former first lady Michelle Obama surprised elementary school students with a $100,000 donation and more goodies.
- ICYMI: Give the gift of experiences this holiday season.
- This Day in DCist: Protesters had a queer dance party outside of White House Senior Adviser Stephen Miller’s apartment complex.