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Happy Friday Jr., Washingtonians. (Yes, we’re rebranding Thursdays. Get used to it.) Tribune Media has terminated its agreement with Sinclair Broadcast Group and is suing Sinclair for breach of contract; the National Park Service is considering charging free-speech demonstrators; Virginia Governor Ralph Northam declared a state of emergency ahead of the anniversary of last year’s Unite the Right rally; and oppressive, swamp-like humidity is in your future. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for more through the day.
Our Things to Do picks for Thursday:
THEATER: If we were going to turn a 1993 movie into a musical, it would be Richard Linklater’s 1970s-set high-school flick, Dazed and Confused. But we’ll settle for this new theatrical take on Dave, the charmingly goofy film about a presidential impersonator who becomes the actual commander in chief. Arena Stage, $66-$125.
Today’s free fitness class, by Kim Olsen:
Grab your mat for happy hour Pilates in the park. Register, sign the waiver, and get yourself to Farragut Park before Labor Day. Connecticut Ave. and K St., NW.
It’s a plan! Let’s catch up, shall we?
• Brennan Gilmore decided to share video footage of a car plowing into counter-protestors at last year’s Unite the Right rally. Soon after, his life was taken over by trolls.
• The inside scoop on how George Washington University tumbled off a ranking of most politically active students, and how students from rival American University stole their thunder.
• A group of distance runners wants to empower other black women on the track.
• Ever think about those apocalyptic Metro announcements? Us too. We wrote Metro some more, free of charge.
STAND CLEAR OF THE GHOSTS PLEASE
•Airbnb is willing to boot users affiliated with the upcoming Unite the Right 2 rally.
Around town:
Some media companies are hiring security for their reporters. (Politico)
The DC Metro is still an absolute mess. (Washington Post)
“Inside President Trump’s voter fraud crusade.” (Atlantic)
Take a break…
Much Ado about Lettuce. (The New Yorker)
News from home:
Become your office VIP and submit your workplace for Washingtonian’s Best Places to Work feature.
Pre-sale tickets for Taste of Georgetown are on sale now. Do it for the ‘gram.
Leave your Restaurant Week questions now for Ann Limpert’s weekly food-and-dining chat on Friday.
Brittany Shepherd covers the societal and cultural scene in political Washington. Before joining Washingtonian as a staff writer in 2018, Brittany was a White House Correspondent for Independent Journal Review. While she has lived in DC for a number of years now, she still yearns for the fresh Long Island bagels of home. Find her on Twitter, often prattling on about Frasier.
