DC Council and Mayor Muriel Bowser are engaged in a battle over the free Metrobus plan versus the redesign of K Street downtown. Plus, there are a bunch of exciting new restaurant openings and DC News Now Sports Journalist Brandy Flores joins the team to chat about the one, surprising DC team that seems to be excelling right now.

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The Washington Post breaks down the feud over the K Street Transitway.
Axios has you covered on all the new restaurant openings and closings.
Check out Brandy Flores’s coverage of the D.C. Defenders.

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