With the rainy, cloudy weather — all dominated by the intense news coverage of the death of Pope John Paul II — it hasn’t been the most uplifting past couple of days. Since we can’t add much more to what’s been said or written about the late pope, we’ll do a survey of obituaries and headlines on the jump.

But first, here’s what you may have missed on DCist.
— If you’re late for work, this may be one reason why.
— In stadium renaming bid, voting rights activists try to get lack of vote highlighted
— In early show of support, W.Times says Mayor Williams should seek re-election.
— We review music: Long-View, Dogs Die In Hot Cars and Phoenix at the 9:30 Club and Graham Coxon at the Black Cat; and we present our classical picks for April.
— And DCist introduces two new features: the Public Calendar (via Upcoming.org) and DCist photos.

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