>> Plans for the District’s biggest hotel, with 1,400 rooms, near the Washington Convention Center, are on the verge of being shelved. [WaPo]
>> A healthy baby boy was born on I-270 this morning, proving once again that life is really just God’s cheesy network sitcom. [WJLA]
>> Apparently those recent repairs at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library didn’t include water fountains, ceilings or bathrooms. [City Desk]
>> A photography exhibit that documents the Anacostia neighborhoods is traveling to Northern Ireland. The photos are by Mervyn Smith, who visited D.C. for a visual arts and creative writing residency, and they were displayed in an exhibit at the Honfleur Gallery early this summer. The exhibit will hang in two venues in the transitioning city of Belfast to show its similarities to Anacostia, where the river may divide the area from the city proper, but it also creates a tight-knit sense of community.
>> D.C. is home to only the hippest bloggers. [WSJ.com]
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