👮 DC tightens security pre-Jan. 6

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Bowser and Trump’s ‘Great Meeting’

Mayor Bowser met with President-elect Donald Trump earlier this week to discuss shared priorities, like the federal workforce, unused federal buildings, and infrastructure issues. Bowser said it was a “great meeting,” aligning with her previous stance toward the administration, which has been to lie low, rather than provoke. [City Cast DC 🎧]

Baltimore Bridge Rebuild Begins

Efforts to rebuild Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge will begin this month, almost nine months after a cargo ship crashed into it, causing its collapse. Construction is expected to take several years and cost an estimated $1.7 billion. [Washington Post 🔒]

MPD Tightens Security Ahead of Jan. 6

D.C. Police have heightened security ahead of Jan. 6 after an attack that killed at least 15 people in New Orleans. Anti-scaling fencing has already been set up downtown and around the Capitol in anticipation of inauguration on Jan. 20 and other high-profile events happening this month. [ABC7]

No More Right On Red, Unless …

As of Jan. 1, it is illegal to turn right on red in D.C., however, the Department of Transportation has said it won’t enforce a universal ban, but will rather only apply the law at certain labelled intersections 🤔 [City Cast DC 🎧]

DC Insider Trivia

Many Grammy award-winning artists, like Stevie Wonder, Lil Wayne, J. Cole, Usher, Goldlink, Smino, and Lil Baby, have recorded albums at a famous studio in which D.C. alley?

1. Cady’s Alley
2. Blagden Alley
3. Blues Alley
4. Naylor Court

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