We regret that we must bring you this headline in earnest, D.C. It’s not just hype, it’s the real deal. Cold weather is up in your grill: literally if you try to start your car this morning and figuratively if you’re walking outside without a scarf or mouth guard of some kind. Several wind-chill advisories are out, predicting the coldest temps in three years and real threats of hypothermia and frostbite for those most vulnerable to the elements. So as my mom always said, “check yourself before your wreck yourself, then check out the morning roundup.”

You Don’t Have To Go Home But You Don’t Want To Stay Here: The Examiner reports today that the high turnover rate for MPD Officers is a real concern for Chief Cathy Lanier. The District is planning to add 100 new officers in the next five years, but police officials report that five percent of their officers have left the force in the last two years. The department faces a serious personnel loss to the various federal and county positions which tend to be higher paying and offer better benefits. Some employees leaving Metro Police complain of overwhelming paperwork and stifling internal investigations.

Clubs Could Face Tighter Restrictions: Today the D.C. City Council will meet to discuss Jim Graham‘s (D-Ward 1) proposal to issue special licenses to establishments that admit anyone under 21. In the wake of the killing of 17-year-old Taleshia Ford, Graham wants clubs, restaurants and bars to detail a security plan in order to renew their license, adding $375 to the current cost of renewal. Owners, patrons and artists are all expected to protest the new regulations.

Briefly Noted: D.C. could get safer for pedestrians (We cross our fingers!)… Rockville astronaut arrested in Florida after bizarre love triangle… Health department launches new HIV/AIDS campaign…

This Day in Dcist: Last year we mourned Betty Friedan and pondered Tim Kaine’s Caribbean getaway.

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