WHEREIN: We bring you the developments (happening in and around D.C.) that we think are newsworthy, or, at the very least, almost newsworthy…
- Local musician Midnight Mask has created a song in honor of Bao Bao the panda’s birthday. Apparently the song is really about “longing for a phone call from his girlfriend abroad.” I have so many questions. (via Washingtonian)
- Check out the finalists for the annual Peeps Diorama contest. I want to eat all of them. (via the Post)
- The Capital Weather Gang has announced that winter is officially over (and let’s face it, we definitely trust them more than a groundhog). Thanks for the heads up guys. (via the Post)
- D.C. is technically a more affordable city for millennials than Philly and Baltimore, if you factor in salary. (via City Paper)
- Happy hour is never long enough. So here’s how to maximize those cheap booze and food specials by skipping around to different bars for 10 hours straight. (via Thrillist)
- DoorDash is a new app that’s apparently the “Uber of food” (whatever the fuck that means). It will deliver food from NW restaurants to you for a flat $7 delivery fee, including Bethesda Bagels, Chipotle, Ben’s Chili Bowl, Pho 14, 2 Amy’s, Busboys & Poets, and moooooooore. (via the Post)
- A homeless man stopped a woman from being raped in NW. This is so horrifying, yet so hopeful. (via NBC)
- Metro is trying to improve bus times without building dedicated bus lanes. Hopefully it works. (via WAMU)
- Speaking of Metro, here are some transportation tips to keep yourself from murdering clueless tourists during Cherry Blossom season. (via Plan It Metro)
- Mayor Bowser is delivering her first State of the District speech tonight at the Lincoln Theatre. (via NBC)
