People Like Sandwiches: No, people love sandwiches. The Post reports that the carb craze is over and people are flocking to places that have been cashing in on the renaissance of sandwich making.

From the Post:

A proliferating number of sandwich chains such as Potbelly Sandwich Works, Panera Bread, Corner Bakery and Cosi that offer such items as tuna and Swiss cheese on multigrain bread, a grilled Italian panini on rosemary-onion focaccia, or tandoori chicken with roasted red peppers and vinaigrette in a flat-bread pocket.

So does that mean that D.C. which has perfected the art of making legislative sausage, will become known as the city of franchised sandwiches?

It seems that the latest resurgence of the sandwich symbolically started when Potbelly Sandwich Works opened a location at L and 19th streets NW. The Post notes that the lines are still out the door. After all, with Potbelly’s, there’s nothing like eating tasty toasty sandwiches in an environment that exhibits identical knick-knacks all in the spirit of a hokie Okie/neo-Great Depression general store. (But that’s another post for another day.)

Not everyone is happy though. The local lunch institution, Bread Line on Pennsylvania Avenue, has seen the sandwich chains come in and snatch customers, the Post reports. And the little guy counters that although chains can offer good bread, meat quality isn’t as high as the big chains buy in bulk.

So is the sandwich thing a growing trend or a fad? Where do you get your sandwiches?

Affordable Housing Provisions in Arlington Stopped Dead in Tracks: The Post reports that officials in Arlington County are regrouping after a judge struck down county mandates that 10 percent of space in certain new developments be set aside for affordable housing.

Lawyers for developers, like Chip Dicks, tell the Post that Arlington’s policies were hurting property owners, in this case, property owners on Kansas and Lincoln streets near the Virginia Square metrorail station.

Says Dicks:

We’re pleased that the judge agreed with our assessment. At the same time we recognize that this doesn’t solve the problem of affordable housing in the area.

The D.C. area has an affordable housing crisis.

Security Firm Guarding Hunters Brooke Eyed in Investigation: The W.Times reports the investigation into the Hunters Brooke subdivision fire in Charles County is now turning to the security guards who were supposed to be guarding the property. Apparently, their whereabouts when the homes went up in flames is unclear.

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