Breakfast links: This cold snap is snapping water pipes around the region
Cold weather means ruptured water pipes around the region
The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission has already replaced piping at more than 80 breaks. The main culprit is not water freezing in homes, but the combination of the cold ground, old pipes, and frigid water from the Potomac River. (Ally Schweitzer / WAMU)
Errors in Virginia voter rolls were flagged in 2015
Virginia voters assigned to the wrong voting district were discovered in Fredericksburg in 2015. In this November election, misassigned voters in neighboring Stafford county may have decided at least one House of Delegates race. (Max Smith / WTOP)
Arlington is offering a refund on prepaid property taxes
More than 2,300 Arlingtonians to paid their 2018 property taxes early, but the impact of the new tax bill is uncertain and prepayment may not provide any discount. Arlington County is offering a refund on early taxes to those who pre-paid. (Chris Teale / ARL Now)
Meet the new Arlington County Board Chair, Katie Cristol
Katie Cristol first joined the county board two years ago. As chair, she wants to highlight childcare for Arlington families and cooperation with other Virginia counties, as well as greater regional issues like Metro and housing access. (Patricia Sullivan / Post)
Pepco is looking to raise rates in Maryland
Pepco wants to increase rates an average of $5.14 per bill for its 566,000 customers in Maryland. Montgomery County Council president Roger Berliner said that the Public Service Commission should reduce the requested increase. (Douglas Tallman / My MC Media)
A historic DC synagogue is physically moving
The Capitol Crossing project unveiled a plan to move the Adas Israel synagogue building one block down 3rd street during the construction of new offices. The synagogue will sit next to a museum at the new location. (Nena Perry-Brown / Urban Turf)
One now-defunct way to get to DC: Trump Air
President Trump cheered the news that 2017 was the safest year for commercial aviation — did you know he briefly owned an airline himself? The luxury shuttle launched between DC, New York, and Boston in 1989 and folded after three years. (Alex Horton / Post)
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