No Art for You: Or for us, rather. The Post has the word that it’s looking like, surprise, surprise, there won’t be enough money at the new baseball stadium for all the artwork the city had planned to showcase in and around the building after all — not without violating the spending cap, at least. And of course, getting approval to go beyond the cap would involve going through the D.C. Council. After reading this, we started to cry just a little tiny bit. But don’t worry, we cry at sentimental commercials just as easily as at situational absurdity.

No Raise for You: Not for all of the D.C. Council, it seems. The Examiner reports that the pay raise the Council voted to approve on Tuesday will not necessarily take effect in 2007 for all of the members — especially the seats that won’t be filled until the special election slated for next spring. If some of the Council gets a raise while others don’t, do you think the wealthier ones will treat the others to a few lunches, at least?

Briefly Noted: Md. Pastor gunned down outside his church … Arena Stage gets big donation from NASA employees … Route 50 bridge will be dedicated at the Pearl Harbor Memorial bridge … Gallaudet presidency narrowed down to three candidates.

This Day in DCist: Last year we dared to dream of fame and fortune for all our pains, and the year before that we argued the comparitive merits of leaving your copy of the Express behind on the Metro … Williams asks Council to reconsider his library plan.

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