D.C. Council Balks at $2,000 Key: The D.C. Council has introduced a resolution telling mayor Williams to find a cheaper alternative for the ceremonial key he had designed by a Georgetown artist. The new key design costs $2,000 to manufacture, far more than most cities spend on similar keys.
Lost and Found on Metro: Post columnist John Kelly explores Metro’s lost and found, where anything missing — from a taxidermied alligator head to a can of peas — turns up at the end of the day:
In the years the women have worked at Lost and Found, they have learned that people have an unnatural attachment to their cell phones.
When they get their cash or their wallets or their purses [back], they’ll just say, ‘Thank you,’ ” Kimberly said. “But when they come for their cell phones, they’ll say, ‘Ohhh, I got my baby back! Thank you!’
White House Looking for Chef: The White House is searching for a new head chef, the Examiner reports. A spokesman for Laura Bush says they have approached chef and co-owner of the Inn At Little Washington, Patrick O’Connell, but no formal job offer has been made. Other reports said they had offered him the job, but he turned it down.
Briefly Noted: Dulles toll opposition grows … tape shows police brutality in PG county … VA scraps ‘traditional marriage’ plates …
