- Bread for the City is holding an electric fan drive for its clients who are struggling to stay cool. If you’re lucky enough to have air conditioning and happen to have a fan that’s just lying around, bring it down to 1525 Seventh Street NW tomorrow or Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
- We have a new record high — the temperature at National hit 102 this afternoon, a good three degrees higher than the previous record set in 1991.
- Police Chief Cathy Lanier says that cases of sexual assault are up in the District, including double-digit increases in certain areas like the Seventh District, which sources told WTOP has seen a 325 percent jump in the first six months of 2010. Amanda Hess adds that while the news is naturally distressing, it might be an indicator that sex crimes — which are woefully under-reported in D.C. — are being brought to the police’s attention with increased frequency.
- At the Bog, Dan Steinberg notes that Donovan McNabb’s Redskins jersey is the second-highest seller at the NFL’s online shop. (Of course, any Philadelphia native will tell you that second-best is pretty much par for the course with McNabb.)
- Mary J. Blige, Howard undergrad? Not quite, says university administration — apparently, Ms. Blige hasn’t completed the formal application process yet.
- Capitol Hill’s Yes! Organic Market is looking to move, as the grocer has grown out of its 2,000 square-foot location at 658 Pennsylvania Avenue SE. Housing Complex reports that ownership is eying the space next door, but also checking out spaces on H Street NE.
- Big traffic problems in Silver Spring this afternoon after an out-of-service Metrobus crashed into a box truck and ended up stuck on a hill.
- Spike Mendelsohn’s We, The Pizza will push back its opening to July 19th. The restaurant was scheduled to open on the 12th.
- Breaking: Pandas like popsicles.
Photo by Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie.
