Good morning, Washington. After five straight days of frost warnings, temps will claw their way back into the 50s, though you’ll still need a parka as you head off to work. We guess it could be worse; the Nationals could be driven out of town by a foot of snow. The Cleveland Indians have been forced to cancel several games and play this week’s home games in Milwaukee by the fluffy stuff. Yikes, if the snow-familiar lakeside town bows under the pressure from 12 inches of snow, we wonder how little precipitation could shut down the Nats. Here’s hoping we won’t ever find out.
Suspect in Custody in Capitol Hill Stabbings: Police have arrested a suspect in last week’s attacks near Eastern Market and the Navy Yard. Neither victim suffered life-threatening injuries. The suspect, who was found outside Crystal City’s Best Buy when he tried to use a stolen credit card, has not yet been formally charged by District police.
Zoo Event Flies Under the Radar: Yesterday’s African American Family Day at the National Zoo, which its been holding on the Monday after Easter since 1890, drew mixed results. The origin of the little-publicized event is unknown, but the zoo, along with Friends of the National Zoo and Smithsonian’s African American Museum, put a twist on the day, asking visitors to bring family photos to be included in a “memory book.” The appeal only drew 12 photos, mostly because no one has heard of the event. Zoo officials say they’re undetered and will continue trying to document the living history of the Black community and the Easter Monday event.
Briefly Noted: Maryland passes smoking ban… Metro still unsure what caused Sunday’s Green Line fire…
This Day in DCist: Last year we pondered terrorism, Uncle Sam and D.C.’s economic development. In 2005 we sang the familiar tune of tourist lament by exposing some of the District’s less popular neighborhoods.
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