Breakfast links: Don’t drink the water until it’s boiled, if you live in parts of DC
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Many DC residents must boil water for drinking and cooking
DC Water is warning residents who live in parts of Northwest and Northeast not to drink or cook with water until it's been boiled until further notice. A pumping station problem may have allowed contaminants to enter the water system. (Dana Hedgpeth / Post)
DC’s artists must contend with high rents to create
As rents and the cost of living has increased in DC, it has become more difficult for the city's artists to find and retain spaces to practice their work. (Avery Kleinman / WAMU)
WMATA is looking to sell its Gallery Place headquarters
Metro will try sell its downtown headquarters, after its board unanimously approved the sale. The move could bring in needed revenue and cut capital costs for the organization. (Jordan Pascale / WAMU)
DC now has a green bank
DC established a green bank, which will help lend to consumers and businesses seeking to implement environmentally-friendly projects. DC's bank is the first of its kind in the country. (Hollis Poch / WUSA)
Dockless scooters come to Arlington (though they were already there)
Arlington will officially welcome dockless scooters more than two weeks since once company began launching their scooters in the county. (Jeff Clabaugh / WTOP)
There’s too much parking in our cities, a new study shows
We're often told (or experience) that there's not enough parking in cities, but a new study finds that this may not be true. A new study indicates that there is far too much parking in American cities, which is costing them for wasted space. (Angie Schmitt / Streetsblog)
A new DC law extends protections for the belongings of people being evicted
Evictions in DC are often a very public and humiliating affair — the belongings of people being evicted are put out onto the sidewalk. Now the DC Council has passed a bill to give those tenants seven days to arrange for a place for their things. (Meredith Roaten / Street Sense)
There are deep disparities in tech access in DC public schools
Across DC, schools have uneven access to technology that students need. While many schools have ample supplies, others must fundraise or make do with fewer or antiquated technology. (Kate Rabinowitz / City Paper)
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