- What chain restaurants should come to D.C.? [PoPville]
- A German professor visiting professor at the University of Virginia, who was set to teach a course on far-right extremism, had his visa delayed by the State Department. [Post]
- A watchdog group has filed an ethics complaint against Maryland’s Governor Larry Hogan. [WAMU]
- An injured bald eagle was found on Valentine’s Day and taken to a Loudoun County wildlife center for care. [Post]
- D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham calls judge’s decision to release a teen charged with homicide “counterproductive.” [WTOP]
- A new hotel bar downtown lets patrons summon servers with a call button that’s connected to the staff’s smart watches. What do you think? [Washingtonian]
- Five Democratic candidates for the D.C. Council have ties to D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine. [WCP]
- Real winter weather today—followed by 50-degree weather this weekend. [CWG]
- The massive Parks at Walter Reed development is adding a private day care and preschool provider. [WBJ]
- Classes were canceled at Salisbury University after racist messages were found in two academic buildings. [Post]
- A section of the GW Parkway was closed after a fiery crash this morning, but that section has been reopened. [NBC4]
- Scenes from the go-go bill signing party. [Twitter]
- ICYMI: After arduous legal battle over rats and acts of God, Glover Park’s Whole Foods is reopening.
- ICYMI: The former director of the D.C. Office for Human Rights announces at-large candidacy.
- This Day in DCist: Four memorials were vandalized with conspiracy theories.
Elliot C. Williams