A former DCist editor meets the commenters, the Archdiocese of Washington is suing Metro, who is behind NoMa’s explosive growth, and other news of the day over the in the District.
- “There’s no tiki drink sweeter than the one purchased for you by the people who belittle your work on a regular basis.” [Washingtonian]
- Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge wins approval for a whole new look. [WAMU]
- Alex Ovechkin “may or may not be a witting font of Kremlin propaganda.” [NYT]
- While this D.C. mansion is owned by a Putin ally and aluminum magnate. [Post]
- Ballou, which recently touted that 100% of its graduating class was accepted to college, graduated scores of students who missed more than three months of class. [WAMU]
- Officials hope apprenticeship program can help bridge the wealth gap in D.C. [Post]
- Legal Aid gets funding to expand services to immigrants. [LA]
- NoMa’s growth has been fueled by foreign investors. [Post]
- The owners of Park View’s Colony Club coffee shop are tackling pizza next. [WCP]
- Violent crime is down 23 percent from this time last year. [WTOP]
- Life in this corner of Langdon Park is still deeply impacted by a construction dumping impact, despite winning a settlement agreement years ago. [Fox5]
- Inspector General finds that one of Bowser’s top deputies, Courtney Snowden, used her staff as free childcare. [Post]
- Takoma Park is getting a pop-up art gallery. [East City Art]
- Craft beer is taking over ever more taps at D.C. bars. [Post]
- Archdiocese of Washington becomes the latest to sue Metro over its advertising policy. [Post]
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Have you noticed a striking sculpture at Monroe Street and Wilson Boulevard? It’s the Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington’s newest installation, _Make Your Mark_ , by Arlington artist, Adam Henry. This sculpture celebrates MoCA Arlington’s rebranding and brings the museum’s energy outdoors.
On February 11, come inside when the museum’s galleries reopen with two new exhibitions: Rebecca Rivas Rogers: Grey View and Crisis of Image.
Grey View, in the Wyatt Resident Artist Gallery, is an homage to “gray” and a snapshot of the artist’s process. Consisting of photographs, collage, and a site-specific installation, this show is an outgrowth of Rivas-Rogers’ visual investigations into places you see on your way to somewhere else.
On the main level, Crisis of Image features artists who seek equity in today’s saturated visual world by developing new methods related to the production of images.
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