>> Media conglomerate Viacom announced that it will donate $1.5 million in cash and promotions to help build the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall. [NBC4]
>> A child described as a 20-month-old black boy was found adandoned in a stroller in Capitol Heights Tuesday morning. [NBC4]
>> An improperly disposed cigarette was to blame for the fire that damaged Capitol Lounge and Trover Gift Shop last week. The fire began in a trash can in the alley behind the lounge. [WJLA]
>> Will 15th Street NW become two-way? [City Desk]
>> After endless debate about whether to trade, keep, or re-sign Alfonso Soriano last year, we can finally call that chapter of the Nationals history books officially closed. Just before tomorrow’s deadline, the Nats finally came to terms with 18-year-old pitcher Josh Smoker, who was with the main player who the team received for losing Soriano (via a compensatory draft pick). Smoker joins new Potomac Nat Ross Detwiler as the golden arms of the Nats 2010. [WaPo]
Jeff Beam contributed. Photo by christaki
