WHEREIN: We bring you the developments (happening in and around D.C.) that we think are newsworthy, or, at the very least, almost newsworthy…
- The most important stories you can read today are about D.C.’s homeless crisis.
- NoMa is growing so fast, it may just become D.C.’s newest voting precinct. What a growth spurt.
- The Washington Post’s newsroom (and just their newsroom) has a casual and very chill roach problem.
- Say goodbye to your favorite Forever 21. It’s going to the clearance section in the sky.
- Check out City Paper’s oral history of Shaw and U Street, as told by the black business owners who have seen it all.
- And speaking of gentrification, Shaw’s very new and very industrial Korean BBQ spot is now open.
- In more opening news, Erik Bruner-Yang’s newest project dabbles in Italian and Asian flavors.
- José Andrés is repaying his underpaid Mercado Little Spain employees.
- The best food news story of the day is this deep dive into the relationship between Instagram influencers and the restaurants who pay them.
- Washingtonian’s hot take of the week is that Dan Snyder actually isn’t the worst Redskins’ owner.
- Once every 10 years someone is ticketed for jaywalking. Be thankful it wasn’t you.
- The worst Six Flags is getting a new roller coaster. Let’s replace Forever 21 with a better Six Flags.