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A residency at DC9 is no shabby way to send off a band, but seems like strange timing. Monopoli has been gigging constantly around the D.C. area and, more recently, all around the world since 2004. They've made a name for themselves filling rooms with fans and their polished, radio-ready sound. Collecteing accolades and great reviews, selling out the first pressing of their E.P. and pushing themselves to tour and play as much as possible, the band is going out on a high note. Monopoli seemed ripe for a record deal, so it's a real shame to see them say goodbye so soon. What could have caused such a sudden end? Rock Creek Rambler suspects Anna Nicole Smith and Scooter Libby may have had a part. As for the guys in the band, we suppose they're getting started on that whole life of leisure thing. Good luck to you all, and thanks for the good times.

Good morning to all of you Washingtonians who, despite being forced to come in today, are honoring Dr. King today through peaceful resistance to actual work. Rather than confronting authority violently, you can make your dissatisfaction known through idleness and websurfing. We'll be right here with you. Then, outside work, maybe do something a little more meaningful to celebrate MLK Day. Guilty of Wrongful Deeds: D.C. police may have ended a rash of brazen break-ins...

If all goes as planned, two years from now, 150 condominiums, six townhouses, and a handful of new shops will flank the entrance to the Georgia Avenue Metro Station. The $60 million project known as Park Place broke ground on Monday, and is being led by Bethesda-based Donatelli Development Inc., one of the nation's leading investors in transit-oriented development. So far Donatelli has worked closely on development plans with Petworth residents, promising 20 percent low-income units with a portion of those set aside for people making less than 30 percent of the city's median income.

Hey there, Washington. How was your weekend? Ours was OK. Yeah, just OK. Oh sure, we're fine. We guess we're just a little troubled by some of today's headlines. As if the looming Heat Emergency, which has given us a Code Orange Air Quality day today and will place the heat index close to 110 through much of the week, wasn't disturbing enough, we alse read in the Examiner that the growth of online news readers nationwide has plateaued. According to a study by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, about three in 10 adults, or 31 percent, regularly read news online, which is roughly the same as two years ago. Wait a minute. DCist began almost exactly 2 years ago. Suddenly it all makes sense! DCist is such a force to be reckoned with in the online news community, we've actually swallowed all of the growth of the Internet over the last 2 years. Who would have thought? Well this changes everything. Here's a special shoutout to all of our loyal readers who made this day possible.

Wasabi Wa-opens I have been searching for a good cafeteria-style Japanese place for a while. Since I'd be happy to go to Kotobuki every single day for lunch if it weren't in Outer Mongolia, the opening of Wasabi gives me great joy. Conveniently located at 17th and I Streets, NW, for you downtowners, it's a welcome addition to a scene dominated by places like the Park Place Gourmet. While my lunchtime map is roughly bordered...