>> While half the DCict staff was still buzzing from this weekend’s Dismemberment Plan shows, stereogum chatted with front-man Travis Morrison about his day job as “lead JavaScript programmer for advertisements for the Washington Post website.” All of a sudden the Post seems so much cooler. Any other semi-retired rock gods looking for jobs at a D.C. Web site? We can offer you cookies and a handful of DCist temporary tatoos!
>> Cops in Virginia Beach, a popular summer hangout for Washington, will now ask people arrested from drunk driving and public intoxication about their immigration status. The amazing named police Chief A.M. “Jake” Jacocks said they already inquire whether people arrested for felonies are in the country legally, but will only extend the questioning to those charged with misdemeanors involving alcohol. [WTOP]
>> Despite the fact that Clifford Janey still technically runs the District’s school system, Miami School Superintendent Rudy Crew is apparently parading around Florida bragging that Adrian Fenty wants him to lead D.C.’s schools after the mayor’s ambitious takeover plan is approved. [Raw Fisher]
>> A thank-you letter from war protestor Cindy Sheehan has been stolen right off the wall at the Tabard Inn, possibly by an unidentified woman, about 60, wearing an “I LOVE CONDI” button. All the D.C. blogosphere wants to know is: When will Princess Sparkle Pony post about this? [The Sleuth]
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