Morning Roundup: Ward 7 And 8 Residents Get Their First New Supermarket In Over A Decade

Jan 10, 2022

Ward 7 and 8 residents are getting a new supermarket — the first such opening in more than a decade. [WTOP]
A month after a cyberattack sabotaged Maryland’s health department, state health workers are still experiencing technology issues. [Post]
Montgomery County will provide all students with KN95 masks, but 11 schools will stay virtual this week. [Post]
The D.C. police department’s gang database nearly tripled in size over the past eight years. Nearly everyone listed is Black. [Intercept]
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser withdrew her nomination for the director of the Department of Public Works. [WTOP]
As You Are Bar, a soon-to-open LGBTQ spot, received some hostile comments from neighbors. [City Paper]
Locals share their plans for Dry January — and beyond. [Axios DC]
A suspected intruder got stuck in someone’s chimney in Silver Spring. [NBC 4]
Dress warmly. It’s going to be a brutally cold day. [CWG]
ICYMI: D.C. is receiving an additional $17 million in federal rental assistance funds, meaning STAY DC applications could reopen.
ICYMI: Here are 10 regional transportation projects that are planned to open this year.
This Day in DCist: “Decriminalize Nature D.C.” began efforts to reduce penalties on the use, possession and cultivation of mushrooms and other psychedelic plants.