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Pinto Under Fire For Posting Opponent's Home Address

Robert White is calling for his opponent Brooke Pinto to withdraw from the D.C. Delegate race after she posted a nearly 70-page opposition research piece about him that included his home address. White said it’s a "blatant violation of basic decency,” that puts his family in danger. Likewise, residents are calling it “gross behavior” and a show of “really poor judgment.” On Tuesday afternoon after an uproar, Pinto's campaign said that it had removed personal information about White's family from the document. [Washington Examiner/X/Reddit/Washingtonian]

Potomac Most Endangered In the US, Says Report

A new report from American Rivers says the Potomac River is facing a crisis due to the massive raw sewage spill earlier this year and the rapid expansion of data centers across the region. “The Potomac is at an inflection point,” the report states. “Act now or risk long-term damage.” [ABC7]

DC Dumps $25M Fire Truck Deal

The D.C. Council blocked a $25 million deal to purchase fire trucks after the city spent $900,000 to design them. The council cited quality concerns with the new manufacturer, especially because the deputy fire chief — who initiated the deal — was found to have been a past dealer for the company. [NBC4]

Quadruple Amputee Charged with Killing Friend

Dayton Webber, 27, a professional cornhole player who’s also a quadruple amputee, has been charged with first-degree murder for allegedly shooting and killing his friend while driving a Tesla in Maryland. His attorneys claim he was acting in self-defense. “He was about to be killed and he had to kill,” said his attorney. [Washington Post 🔒]

The Map Killing Housing In DC

The Bowser administration released a new land-use map earlier this month that seriously pissed people off. Today's guest, David Alpert, who spent years advocating for new land use rules in D.C., helps us understand why and where the process goes from here. [City Cast DC 🎧]

As D.C.’s restaurant scene mourns the imminent loss of Chinatown’s wafu standby Tonari (closing May 3), I'm looking ahead to the city's restaurant openings. It's been one of the best months for new places in a long time. From a reincarnation of Tail Up Goat to a neighborhood favorite reopening, what’s old is new again this April.

Kiyomi (Downtown)

Chef Masaaki “Uchi” Uchino just reopened his hit sushi counter Kiyomi in The Square food hall. Hailing from Fukuoka, Japan, Chef Uchi started in D.C. at Sushi Nakazawa and more recently has led the kitchen at Bar Japonais (now Katsumi). So, needless to say, he knows what he’s doing. For now, Kiyomi is only open for lunch with a $40 sushi or handroll omakase menu, plus a la carte offerings. It’s the deal of the century if you ask me.

Rye Bunny (Adams Morgan)

Tail Up Goat’s owners are back in the same space with a new, more casual concept. Rye Bunny — named after their two dogs — is a counter service restaurant dishing up fancy-ish comfort food. Think fried chicken with chilli jam and black garlic, anchovy toast, and wild greens ravioli.

PopUp Bagels (Georgetown)

Unless you’re off the grid, you’ve doubtless seen this viral "rip and dip" bagel joint come across your feed. The bagels have a crusty exterior and steamy fluffy inside that makes them perfect for pulling apart. D.C. has long fought accusations of being a bagel desert, and I must admit these do scratch that New England artisan bagel itch.

ala (Dupont)

Levantine brunch favorite ala is reopening in Dupont after a four-month, $1.5 million renovation with a new look and new menu. Dishes include kousayyah with zucchini, labneh, urfa spice and walnut, kufta bil batata with minced ribeye meatballs and aged basturma with thinly-sliced beef tenderloin and basturma spice.

Katsumi (14th St NW)

Bar Japonais rebranded itself with a totally new look and menu. But the best part — its lead chef Masaaki “Uchi” Uchino, also of Kiyomi — is staying the same. Katsumi’s neon street art aesthetic makes way for a surprisingly well-crafted new Japanese menu with everything from nigiri to banging sour-cream-and-onion chips and an excellent cocktail program to top it off. Weekend and late-night DJs solidify it as the new what’s what of 14th Street.

Boulangerie Saint Georges (Eastern Market)

This long-awaited French bakery finally opened last weekend on 7th St. Everything is made daily in-house, from viennoiserie and pastries to breads, macarons, salads and seasonal sweets. The kitchen is adding a bistro menu with more sandwiches, hot meals, and wine in the coming weeks. The lines have been excessively long — you’ve been warned!

Tous les Jours (Union Market)

This relaxed French-Korean cafe chain is opening its second D.C. location on April 17th in the restored 1950s Little Tavern building in the Union Market neighborhood (previously a 24-hour Subway). I’m obsessed with their Earl Grey cloud cake, so you will be seeing me there on the regular.

Honorable mentions:

• Panamanian coffee bar Unido is expanding its footprint inside La Cosecha at the Union Market District with a new all-day breakfast menu, plus lunch and dinner.
• Famous food truck Peruvian Brothers just opened their first stand-alone location in the East End with empanadas, sandwiches, and pisco sour slushies.
• Indian restaurant Metro Spice, from the owner of Bollywood Bistro and Commonwealth Indian, opened in NoMa.