Go Home Already: Because I Said So

>> Ward 1 Councilman Jim Graham might not blame Jumbo Slice for all of society's woes after all, reports Loose Lips. Says Graham, “I have been in media for 30 years, and there’s never been a more preposterous story than this one." (Obviously, the individual who said that the pizzeria tolerated "a certain level of violence" was Graham's evil twin brother, who somehow escaped from the basement of the Wilson Building. Or something.)

>> D.C. Library officials tell DCMud they're going after stimulus bucks to fund a fancy new library on Rhode Island Avenue NW.

>> We Love DC wonders whether Sergei Fedorov (he of the memorable series-winner against the Rangers) will return to the Capitals next season, or play in his homeland of Russia. The always reliable Russian press is reporting that Fedorov has indeed signed for a team whose name has way too many consonants; however, the Post quotes Fedorov's agent, who says he's still negotiating with the Caps.

>> Huzzah for tourism: Ocean City, Md. experienced their biggest Memorial Day crowd in sixteen years, topping 270,000 visitors over the duration of the three-day holiday weekend.

>> Breakfast eaters will be happy to learn that U Street Cafe, which opened today in the former Mocha Hut location, still serves waffles and other tasty early-morning morsels. PoP had a look around.