WASHINGTON (AP) – Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser says the numbers are pointing to the start of a gradual reopening process in Washington, D.C,. at the end of the month. Bowser has penciled in Friday, May 29, as a potential start date for phase 1 of the District of Columbia’s proposed three-phase reopening plan. That is after weeks of insisting the Washington, D.C., area is not ready to end its pandemic-induced lockdown. The first phase includes restaurants allowing outdoor patio seating, non-essential businesses offering curbside pickup and hair salons and barbers operating by appointment at limited capacity.