WHEREIN: We bring you the developments (happening in and around D.C.) that we think are newsworthy, or, at the very least, almost newsworthy:
- A Burner wrote a review of the Burning Man exhibition and boy is it an emotional roller coaster.
- Everyone is getting the hell out of D.C. this weekend.
- And speaking of the weekend, here’s a pretty damn comprehensive BBQ guide, courtesy of Washingtonian.
- And if that’s not enough, Eater has a round up of of all the sweet Memorial Day specials you could ever need.
- The Kennedy Center has announced that Julia Louis-Dreyfus will receive the Mark Twain Prize for Humor. We don’t have a single bad thing to say about this. This is great.
- In other big news, José Andrés and ThinkFoodGroup have come out against Initiative 77.
- And speaking of restaurants / nightlife, Dupont really wants to be cool again.
- Mayor Bowser adopted a baby girl.
- Another gay man was been attacked in what is becoming a wildly disturbing new trend.
- WAMU covers the upsetting (and fascinating) history of D.C.’s only miniature golf course.
- What the fuck is up with all the new taco spots?