President Obama marries a couple, Michelle Obama dines out, and other news of the day over in the District.
- Smoothie King is coming to Farragut North. [PoPville]
- 12-year-old student found dead of apparent suicide at D.C. boarding school. [Post]
- D.C.’s rent control system is easy for landlords to exploit. [GGW]
- Aviation Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony will be held in D.C. this year. [WTOP]
- Man with loaded gun arrested near White House. [NBC]
- Following the arrest, firefighters were sent the wrong address. [WTOP]
- NoMa’s outdoor summer film series is themed Wonder Women. [PoPville]
- Chinatown spot may go from beef to poke… or gelato. [Eater]
- Boutique luxury hotel locked in for NoMa development. [WBJ]
- 6 top rated D.C. hotels by TripAdvisor travelers. [WTOP]
- Great bars for day drinking in the city. [Washingtonian]
- President Obama officiated a D.C. wedding. [Washingtonian]
- Several demonstrators at the Women’s March on Saturday took an icy bath. [Post]
- American University student carjacked at gunpoint near the National Cathedral. [NBC]
- GW student creates a napkin that detects if drugs are in drinks. [WTOP]
- Highest-ranking DCPS official removed following Ballou High School investigation. [Post]
- Michelle Obama dines at a new restaurant near the U Street Corridor. [Washingtonian]
- What should the D.C. region expect if Amazon moves here? [WTOP]
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