Subject: Afternoon Buzz: She used to eat from garbage cans at Union Station. Now, she spends her days trying to help the homeless.
From: "The Washington Post" <[email-masked]>
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Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2019 21:12:52 +0000

Afternoon Buzz from The Washington Post

Calls mount for Democratic lawmaker to resign over use of racial slur; Snow chances increase some for early Friday morning and a little accumulation is possible

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Perspective

She used to eat from garbage cans at Union Station. Now, she spends her days trying to help the homeless. <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/she-used-to-eat-from-garbage-cans-at-union-station-now-she-spends-her-days-trying-to-help-the-homeless/2019/02/27/2e81721a-3aa8-11e9-a06c-3ec8ed509d15_story.html?utm_term=.e7b42bb8b4d2&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Tokyo Direkston’s story speaks to the need and hopes for a new day services center in Northwest Washington for those experiencing homelessness.

By Theresa Vargas   ·   Read more <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/she-used-to-eat-from-garbage-cans-at-union-station-now-she-spends-her-days-trying-to-help-the-homeless/2019/02/27/2e81721a-3aa8-11e9-a06c-3ec8ed509d15_story.html?utm_term=.e7b42bb8b4d2&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Calls mount for Democratic lawmaker to resign over use of racial slur <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/maryland-democratic-party-calls-for-lisanti-to-resign-over-use-of-racial-slur/2019/02/27/7b2f819c-3a9e-11e9-a06c-3ec8ed509d15_story.html?utm_term=.6ed93bd8a185&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Del. Mary Ann Lisanti (D-Harford) referred to a Prince George’s legislative district as a “n----- district.”

By Ovetta Wiggins ·   Read more <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/maryland-democratic-party-calls-for-lisanti-to-resign-over-use-of-racial-slur/2019/02/27/7b2f819c-3a9e-11e9-a06c-3ec8ed509d15_story.html?utm_term=.6ed93bd8a185&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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Snow chances increase some for early Friday morning and a little accumulation is possible <https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/02/27/snow-chances-increase-some-early-friday-morning-little-accumulation-is-possible/?utm_term=.54c9d3f518b8&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

The chance of snow Sunday and Sunday has decreased a bit.

By Jason Samenow ·   Read more <https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/02/27/snow-chances-increase-some-early-friday-morning-little-accumulation-is-possible/?utm_term=.54c9d3f518b8&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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Supreme Court seems to seek narrow way to uphold Maryland cross that memorializes war dead <https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-balances-history-and-religion-in-deciding-monuments-fate/2019/02/26/24688222-3a0e-11e9-a2cd-307b06d0257b_story.html?utm_term=.70aefb5804f1&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Is the Bladensburg Peace Cross unconstitutional or a secular honor to World War I heroes?

By Robert Barnes ·   Read more <https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-balances-history-and-religion-in-deciding-monuments-fate/2019/02/26/24688222-3a0e-11e9-a2cd-307b06d0257b_story.html?utm_term=.70aefb5804f1&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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Maryland House gives initial approval to $15 minimum wage <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/maryland-house-gives-initial-approval-to-15-minimum-wage/2019/02/27/a8f15f26-3aab-11e9-aaae-69364b2ed137_story.html?utm_term=.9b507a6b8626&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Bill would phase wage in over several years, exempt some workers.

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Missing bald eagle returns to D.C. nest after a weeks-long departure, experts say <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/missing-bald-eagle-returns-to-dc-nest-after-a-weeks-long-departure-experts-say/2019/02/27/a06bf238-3acb-11e9-a2cd-307b06d0257b_story.html?utm_term=.37385b87cbe1&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Justice was apparently spotted Wednesday back at his old perch.

By Dana Hedgpeth ·   Read more <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/missing-bald-eagle-returns-to-dc-nest-after-a-weeks-long-departure-experts-say/2019/02/27/a06bf238-3acb-11e9-a2cd-307b06d0257b_story.html?utm_term=.37385b87cbe1&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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Are D.C. museums being clear enough with the public about what’s real and what’s fake? <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/magazine/wp/2019/02/27/feature/are-museums-being-clear-enough-with-the-public-about-whats-real-and-whats-fake/?utm_term=.888cc23d870a&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Some of the most beloved objects in Washington museums are not as authentic as visitors might assume. Do museums need to do a better job of explaining that to the public?

By Christian Font, Menachem Wecker and Dudley M. Brooks ·   Read more <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/magazine/wp/2019/02/27/feature/are-museums-being-clear-enough-with-the-public-about-whats-real-and-whats-fake/?utm_term=.888cc23d870a&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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How relevant are four Norman Rockwell paintings from 1943? You’d be surprised. <https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/museums/how-relevant-are-four-norman-rockwell-paintings-from-1943-youd-be-surprised/2019/02/26/774d93f2-361b-11e9-a400-e481bf264fdc_story.html?utm_term=.be8581a2a10e&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

The painter’s ‘Four Freedoms’ are the centerpiece of a remarkably timely new show.

By Mark Jenkins ·   Read more <https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/museums/how-relevant-are-four-norman-rockwell-paintings-from-1943-youd-be-surprised/2019/02/26/774d93f2-361b-11e9-a400-e481bf264fdc_story.html?utm_term=.be8581a2a10e&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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Review

At Reverie, Johnny Spero lets diners in on his daydreams, for better or worse <https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/at-reverie-johnny-spero-lets-diners-in-on-his-daydreams-for-better-or-worse/2019/02/26/2bcfd832-25a3-11e9-81fd-b7b05d5bed90_story.html?utm_term=.bed0c59c32af&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

2 stars | The chef with a following strikes out on his own, this time in Georgetown.

By Tom Sietsema ·   Read more <https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/at-reverie-johnny-spero-lets-diners-in-on-his-daydreams-for-better-or-worse/2019/02/26/2bcfd832-25a3-11e9-81fd-b7b05d5bed90_story.html?utm_term=.bed0c59c32af&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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D.C. restores driving privileges for more than 65,000 people <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-restores-driving-privileges-for-more-than-65000-people/2019/02/26/2cf91c50-36bf-11e9-bf56-0b239cba1eb0_story.html?utm_term=.ad511adc4cb3&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Some had licenses suspended for failure to pay fines, a practice that advocates say unfairly punishes the poor.

By Justin Wm. Moyer ·   Read more <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-restores-driving-privileges-for-more-than-65000-people/2019/02/26/2cf91c50-36bf-11e9-bf56-0b239cba1eb0_story.html?utm_term=.ad511adc4cb3&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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Body found near Bethesda road was that of homicide victim <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/2019/02/25/0bdded42-3977-11e9-a2cd-307b06d0257b_story.html?utm_term=.cee38297134a&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

He said the body was partially hidden in a tarpaulin or other wrapping.

By Martin Weil ·   Read more <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/2019/02/25/0bdded42-3977-11e9-a2cd-307b06d0257b_story.html?utm_term=.cee38297134a&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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Is it rude for solo diners to be on their phones? <https://live.washingtonpost.com/ask-tom-0227.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

CHAT TRANSCRIPT | Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema gives some moderately priced date-night picks, recommends spots in New Orleans and Miami, and offers an alternative to folks turned off by Sushi Nakazawa.

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