Breakfast links: Despite underrepresentation, black architects have shaped the District
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10 notable projects in the District designed by African-American architects
African-American only make up 2% of licensed architects. Despite underrepresentation in the field, African-Americans have made many contributions to the architecture of DC. Check out some of DC's notable projects designed by black architects. (Michelle Goldchain / Curbed)
Record rainfall means treated sewage for fertilizer has nowhere to go
Farmland is often fertilized with treated sewage material. However, across the mid-Atlantic farmland is saturated from the past year’s record rainfall and utilities have to store the smelly stuff until the land dries, but some of them are running out of space. (Katherine Shaver / Post)
Two new companies bring dockless scooters and e-bikes to Arlington
Spin and Jump are joining Arlington's pilot program, bringing more dockless scooters and e-bikes to the county. As of now, Arlington hasn't reported many problems with the influx of scooters. (Alex Koma / ARLnow)
Virginia’s top three Democrats face controversy
The three top leaders of Virginia's Democratic Party continue to face controversy after the Attorney General admitted to wearing blackface at a party. The AG's admission comes days after racist photos were found in the Governor's yearbook and the Lt. Governor was accused of sexual assault. (Elly Yu / WAMU)
A driver struck a person walking in Alexandria
A driver struck a person walking along Duke Street in Alexandria on Wednesday. The pedestrian was taken to a hospital for serious injuries, and the crash is under investigation. (Dana Hedgpeth / Post)
Brooke Lee Middle School in Silver Spring is considering a name change
Col. E Brooke Lee Middle School, named after a Maryland politician who created zoning policies promoting segregation in Montgomery County, is under pressure to change its name. The name change would be part $57.9 million renovation project for the school. (Caitlynn Peetz / Bethesda Beat)
A church congression and local mayor want to save a Bethesda cemetery
A historic black church congregation and Somerset Mayor Jeffrey Slavin are asking for protection of a burial ground that may hold the remains of church descendants of Macedonia Baptist Church. The Housing Opportunities Commission currently owns the property. (Dan Schere / Bethesda Beat)
More trouble at a Ward 7 homeless shelter
A social services nonprofit tapped to run operations at The Horizon, a homeless shelter in Ward 7, may have falsified critical employee information such as background checks and TB tests. The Department of Human Services is continuing to investigate. (Morgan Baskin / City Paper)
The National Park Service wants to make Memorial Circle safer
The National Park Service is giving the public until February 18 to comment on three alternatives for Memorial Circle. The options are to make no changes, improve signage and lane striping, or simplify the traffic pattern. (Neal Augenstein / WTOP)
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