>> Both the Examiner and the WaPo have stories today about the dreary work ahead for D.C.’s deputy mayor for education, Victor Reinoso. A recent report released by the Children’s Advocacy Roundtable which shows that 32 percent of children in the District of Columbia are living below the poverty line — twice the national average. The report also highlights the high number of youth victims of violent crime and the high obesity rate among children in the District.
>> Those recently discovered audio tapes from the 1970 Kent State shootings (the ones where you can hear a voice distinctly yell “Right here! Get Set! Point! Fire!”) were analyzed at D.C.’s own Dischord Records. [Idolator via Free Ride]
>> Homegrown national chain mens clothing store Universal Gear to move to the 14th Street corridor. [WashTimes via Inside the DC Bubble]
>> D.C. Madam Deborah Jeane Palfrey appointed new attorney, Preston Burton of the Orrick firm, perhaps best known for defending Monica Lewinsky. Sincce this whole trial looks to be a snoozefest, we’ll wait patiently for Palfrey to come out with her own line of handbags next year. [WaPo]
>> Suburban commuters in the D.C. metro area have some of the worst commutes in the country, and it’s only going to get worse — US News & World Report predicts it will be worse than Los Angeles in 2030. Somewhere in his secret economist fortress of solitude, DCist Ryan is muttering, “I told you so.”
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