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- Who's putting up these posters, seen on light poles and utility boxes around D.C.? @maustermuhle spoke to organizers wamu.org/story/17/09/06…
- Washington has a way of looking beautiful in all seasons, but it was especially so this morning when WAMU Visuals Editor @tyronefoto got up early to capture the wintery sights in the morning light.
- A protest in front of the White House earlier today honored the lives of nurses who have died from COVID-19 and demanded greater protections and additional protective equipment for those on the front lines.
- Big news in local journalism: WAMU is acquiring the popular local news site @DCist as part of a larger deal brokered by @WNYC. Reporter @allyschweitzer has the story wamu.fm/2HHxGxm
- Before Washington had the Nationals, the Homestead Grays shaped D.C. baseball. The Grays won three Negro League World Series titles and 10 Negro National League pennants, which, some argue, make them the winningest baseball team in Washington history. wamu.fm/2BBmGjv
- On September 10, @WCKitchen — a nonprofit run by chef @chefjoseandres — served more than 100,000 meals to victims of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas. Three days later, it doubled that amount. Today, it tripled it. Read the story by @mikafrak:
- Danica Roem (D) becomes first transgender member of the Virginia House of Delegates:
- A view of the Waverly Hills neighborhood in Arlington, Virginia, during this flash flooding courtesy @tyronefoto.
GIF- On Morning Edition this morning, @SenSanders with a full-throated call for single-payer health insurance wamu.fm/2uQIogz
- Today is Kojo Nnamdi Day! As proclaimed by @MayorBowser in honor of Kojo's 20 years on air with WAMU
- CORRECTION: The original version of this story inaccurately stated that you could not purchase furry handcuffs in Dupont Circle anymore, when, in fact, they are in stock at @bitethefruit. We regret any confusion this might have caused.When you think of a bustling D.C. commercial area these days, chances are you picture 14th Street, Shaw or even the Wharf. A group of business owners want to make Dupont Circle part of that conversation again, as @allyschweitzer reports wamu.fm/2wY6fy2
- Yesterday, Virginia Democrat Eileen Filler-Corn became the first female and first Jewish Speaker of the House in the state’s House of Delegates. The first item on the Democratic agenda? Passing the Equal Rights Amendment.
