Now is the time of year when we all get to start complaining about how stupid standard time is and how walking out of our offices last night into pitch black darkness was weird and uncomfortable and made us confused about what time happy hour was supposed to start. That is all.
‘Fat Gap’ Between Whites and Blacks in D.C. High: We’ve certainly talked about the income gap between whites and blacks in our city before, but the Post has a story today about a new study which also identifies D.C. as having one of the largest “fat gaps” in the country. Blacks in the District aren’t the fattest, and whites in the District aren’t the skinniest, but the gap between them is among the biggest in the United States. It’s an interesting measurement and certainly serves to crystallize the situation the District finds itself in as being made up of striking disparities.
Voters Head to Virginia Polls: It’s election day in Virginia, which is why you were subjected to an inordinate number of television ads last night for people running for things like Chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, as well as every seat in the Virginia General Assembly. If you’re a Virginia resident, don’t forget to vote today. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Briefly Noted: Infectious disease in Md. third-highest in U.S. … Peeping Tom arrested in Alexandria … Council member Jim Graham says recent violence is all gang related … VA. Sen. John Warner out of hospital again, back at work.
This Day in DCist: In 2006 we had some love for Maryland cab drivers giving free rides to the polls and in 2004 we first heard that our baseball team would be called The Nationals.
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