Breakfast links: A day of terror at the Capitol

By Latisha Johnson (Contributor) • January 7, 2021

DC is under a “public emergency” after pro-Trump mob storms Capitol

DC is reeling after a pro-Trump mob invaded the US Capitol on Wednesday in what many are calling an act of insurrection or sedition resulting in four deaths and more than 50 arrests. After yesterday’s 6 pm curfew, DC remains in a state of “public emergency” through inauguration day.  (DCist)

Four dead, 14 cops injured, pipe bombs and Molotov cocktails recovered

In a press conference, Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee III (whose first day on the job was five days ago) announced that a woman was shot by Capitol Police and three others died from “medical emergencies” on Capitol grounds. He said 14 MPD officers were injured and two hospitalized. Police recovered pipe bombs at the Democratic and Republican National Committees as well as a cooler of Molotov cocktails on Capitol grounds.  (Tyler Sonnemaker / Business Insider)

Do Georgia’s Senate results have implications for DC statehood?

The two Democratic wins in Georgia’s Senate runoff elections could mean that DC statehood’s greatest obstacle, the Senate, will become a bit easier to overcome under Democratic control — but the filibuster still stands in the way.  (Amanda Michelle Gomez / City Paper)

How did they get through?

For all of the Capitol’s barricades, checkpoints and fortifications, and despite having its own designated 2,000-member police department, the pro-Trump mob was able to push through and breach the center of American democracy. How did it happen?  (Tanvi Misra / Curbed, Post)

Biden’s win confirmed despite violent breach of the Capitol

After being interrupted as the violent pro-Trump mob forced a lockdown, Congress reconvened Wednesday evening to certify the 2020 presidential election results, declaring President-elect Joe Biden the winner.  (Post)

Construction noise has been disrupting a Silver Spring neighborhood

WSSC Water is apologizing for loud emergency repair work that caused some residents to experience tremors in their homes. Work was scheduled to end before Christmas before workers discovered a large concrete block obstructing a valve.  (Rose Horowitch / Bethesda Beat)

A Friendship Heights hotel will be redeveloped for mixed-use

Carr Companies and The Donohoe Companies purchased the Courtyard by Marriott hotel and the adjacent retail space to redevelop those sites as mixed-use.    (Nena Perry-Brown / UrbanTurf)

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Drivers hit three buildings in three months on H Street NE

By Libby Solomon (Writer and Editor) • January 6, 2021

A cluster of crashes along the H Street NE corridor sparks a call for change. 

Free parking seems like a great deal, until it isn’t

By Alyssa Alfonso (Guest Contributor) • January 6, 2021

DC has dialed back parking enforcement during the pandemic. Avoiding a parking ticket feels great, but making parking easier comes with some troubling consequences.