- This Marylander won the Guinness Great Reunion Toast $50,000 prize — just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. [Post]
- Local lawmakers explain how Democrats in Congress “betrayed” D.C. residents when they finally took control of both chambers. [TNR]
- D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed budget creates a new high school in the Palisades, alleviating overcrowding in the city’s largest public school. [Axios DC]
- Howard University’s women’s basketball team made school history with their first NCAA tournament win. [WJLA]
- The annual premier of D.C.’s hottest restaurants at Brookland’s culinary incubator, Mess Hall, returns in April. [Washingtonian]
- U.S. rent inflation reached a record high in January, but D.C. recorded slower gains than most major cities. [Bloomberg]
- Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is calling for a three-month “gas tax holiday” when the General Assembly reconvenes. [Post]
- The Maryland legislature is expected to approve Gov. Larry Hogan’s gas tax relief. [NBC4]
- Two Prince George’s County families are calling on the community to help find two teen girls who have been missing for nine days. [WUSA9]
- We’re unlucky today of all days with scattered showers. [CWG]
- ICYMI: Nominees for the James Beard Awards are in — and a few D.C. restaurants made the list.
- ICYMI: Expect a gas surcharge for D.C. taxis, Ubers, and Lyfts.
- This Day in DCist: Alyssa Milano became an advocate for D.C. statehood.
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