Today will be sunny and breezy with highs in the 60s. The photo was taken yesterday at the first night of The Pixies’ sold out two night engagement at Constitution Hall. Check back later today for DCist posts on yesterday’s USDA stabbing and a full review of The Pixies with more photos.
Arson, Arson Everywhere: In Charles County, Maryland the future residents of a housing development under construction that was attacked on Sunday in the “biggest residential arson in state history” are making plans to re-build. The attack damaged or destroyed 26 homes, and investigators have not named a potential motive although the development had angered environmentalists concerned about a local bog. NBC4 reports officials are looking for a “blue van.”
More Arson: Meanwhile, in Prince George’s County, two Marine Corps cars were set on fire yesterday, bringing the total number burned in the area recently to 10. Also in PG County, police think a fire yesterday at a Bladensburg apartment building is the latest attack by a serial arsonist. In DC, a “suspicious” fire damaged the IDEA Public Charter High School in Northeast yesterday.
D.C. Council Raises SUV Fees: The D.C. Council yesterday raised the excise tax and registration fees for luxury SUVs registered in the District, citing their emissions and the heavy vehicles’ wear on the roads. At the same time, the council eliminated the excise tax for hybrid vehicles, and cut their registration fee in half.
Briefly Noted: New transcripts are released in the Virginia Republican wiretapping scandal … another organization criticizes officials for slow action to fix D.C. drinking water … Howard Dean will make a ‘major address’ today at George Washington University’s Jack Morton Auditorium at noon, to be webcast by Democracy for America …
