Today will be sunny with highs in the mid 80s. If you’re looking for something to do this evening the D.C. blogger meetup is tonight. With 30 people RSVP’d for “yes” or “maybe” it looks it will be just as popular as last month’s event. Ok, we know you still find the whole idea of a meetup a bit weird, but we promise you’ll be able to communicate in just plain english. No Klingon, we swear.
Military Families On the Way to D.C.: The Post writes about two dueling bus tours – in support and opposition of the war in Iraq – who plan to converge on D.C. today for a weekend of protests and counter-protests. Planning your weekend? Check out the march route or the concert lineup.
Mirant Plant to Re-Open: The Mirant Corporation power plant in Alexandria may re-open in a partial capacity, the Post reports. The facility has dormant since the owners voluntarily closed the facility after a study showed the plant could be emitting illegal levels of pollution. Alexandria officials, who have been trying to close the plant for a year, were upset yesterday at the news.
Hechts On the Way Out: As part of the merger between the companies that own Hechts and the Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s stores, a new Hechts under construction in Chevy Chase, Md. will open as a Bloomingdale’s, NBC4 reports. As part of the deal, the Hechts headquarters in Arlington will be slowly closed in the next year.
Briefly Noted: Maryland considers voting machine paper trail … Virginia supreme court rules park authority owns trail … D.C. council votes for more dog parks … Fairfax woman found dead after party … 200 attend Shipe vigil …
