• In terms of headlines you just hate to read, “Forecast: Typical D.C. Summer Weather Returns” has got to be pretty high on the list. [Capital Weather Gang]
• D.C. is the only area in the country where the percentage of obese adults actually declined in 2008. Granted, it only went down by 0.1 percent, but hey, it’s a start. Take that, Congressionally represented states! [Calorie Lab via Neatorama]
• Top Chef alumnus Spike Mendelsohn chews the cud with Washingtonian; he likes Victor Albisu's BLT Steak, and seems poised to enter the circle of fame known as the Washington Fedora Club. [Best Bites Blog]
• A new streetscape study for Connecticut Avenue between Farragut and Dupont recommends the insertion of new street furniture like newspaper corrals, and some pretty new landscaping for the currently barren median. [Greater Greater Washington]
• There’s nothing more American than becoming a United States citizen close to the Fourth of July, surrounded by American history, and with a view of the Capitol Dome. [WTOP]
• One of the best decks (and hence, best places to view the fireworks) in the city? Looks good from here. [DC Metrocentric]
• "Using about two tablespoons of fresh, chopped herbs, I infused four three-ounce samples of Aviation Gin for 36 hours, then prepped a test Gin and Tonic for each using Fever-Tree Tonic Water, in proportions of two to one. Below are my results; consider the patent pending." [D.C. Foodies]

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