Elliot C. Williams- Solidcore shut down its D.C. gym locations following a visit from officials after first defying the mayor’s new coronavirus restrictions. [WUSA9, DCist]
- De-escalation training for police is gaining popularity, including in Montgomery County. [Post]
- An MPD detective who’d been with the department for 20 years was fatally shot by his wife in a murder-suicide. [Post]
- After a quarantine and three negative COVID-19 tests, Washington’s Archbishop Wilton Gregory became the first African American cardinal. [Post]
- VP-elect Kamala Harris browsed a D.C. outdoor market with Mayor Muriel Bowser for small business Saturday. [UPI]
- The Office of the D.C. Auditor is recommending that the District change how it reports COVID-19 data. [WCP]
- Fairfax County had entered an interim agreement to build a massive indoor ski slope. [WBJ]
- Gov. Ralph Northam says full vaccination of Virginians is possible by summer. [NPR]
- Saddiq Bey, a Largo, MD, native and Sidwell Friends graduate, was drafted by the Detroit Pistons. [AFRO]
- After a Thanksgiving win, the Washington Football Team is somehow tied for first in the NFC East. [ESPN]
- The late Maryland basketball star Len Bias was selected to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. [WUSA9]
- This week’s forecast includes showers, gusty winds, and chillier weather. [CWG]
- ICYMI: Daily COVID-19 cases surpassed 200 for two straight days in D.C. while deaths rose in Maryland.
- ICYMI: How safe are those plastic bubbles at local restaurants?
- This Day in DCist: We introduced readers to Aladdin, the charming Christmas camel of Mount Vernon.
A capitol hill squirrel shows off.
