The work week is half over, and we’re now starting down the hump towards another beautiful weekend. Today, however, will be partly cloudy with a chance of rain in the morning with highs again only in the 50s. This photo of Rosslyn is by Tim Fritz.

Rosslyn To Get Taller: Notoriously lifeless Rosslyn — once referred to as a “visual belch of landscape” — may soon be getting a 39-story building, unless D.C. buffs and transportation officials say otherwise. The plans for a taller Rosslyn skyline, part of a revitilization plan for the neighborhood, has raised the ire of District officials, who claim it will challenge the historic D.C. skyline, and the FAA, which worries of the impact on planes approaching Reagan National Airport.

Members of City Council to Miss Home Opener: The Post is reporting today that various members of the D.C. City Council have announced their intention to miss the Washington Nationals home opener on Thursday, though for different reasons. Adrian Fenty (D-Ward 4) and Phil Mendelson (D-At Large) cited scheduling conflicts, while David Catania (I-At Large) and Marion Barry (D-Ward 8) claimed their opposition to a publicly-funded stadium as the reason they would miss the first baseball game in Washington in more than three decades.

WMATA Hosts Town Meeting: Continuing with a Metro tradition, commuters complained of over-crowding and service mishaps while WMATA officials pled for a dedicated source of funding at the agency’s first townhall meeting of the year. WJLA reports that one of the issues of substance was the fate of the Orange Line extension to Dulles International Airport, whose opening date has been pushed back 18 months to mid-2011. DCist covered similar meetings last month and in November.

Briefly Noted: Mike Tyson set to fight in MCI Center on June 11, promises a “train wreck” … Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich judges this year’s legislative session as good, but not great … When oh when will RFK get someone to pay for its naming rights? (The D.C. statehood activists are now shooting for $51,000)

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