Near the White House. Lafayette Square and the White House are fenced off. Posters remain on the fences around Lafayette Square and on the walls along H street; it looks all clean and orderly around Black Lives Matter Plaza. Plywood was removed; glass windows shine again, or have new art decorations installed.
Street eateries sprout out across town, and more bike lanes appeared in downtown. An artist was painting on site at an outdoor dining place in Adams Morgan.Anju, the number one restaurant in town (its chefs may well become the next José Andrés), reopened (top right).
People were enjoying a Wednesday evening in Meridian Hill Park with Joan of Arc.