>> “District health officials and needle-exchange advocates aren’t content to just reintroduce needle exchange. They want to reconceptualize it.” [AlterNet]

>> WTOP radio has a shiny new newsroom. [WTOP]

>> Photos of last night’s manhole explosion on 14th Street, and resulting SUV flambée. [City Desk]

>> Hilarious send-up an article from georgetowner.com that pegs the new center of D.C.’s indie music universe as being City Tavern Club in Georgetown, which requires guests wear a collared shirt and jacket. [BrightestYoungThings]

>> Arlington County police have arrested a 43-year-old man in the sexual assault of a 9-year-old girl 15 years ago after re-submitting genetic evidence from the crime scene to a national DNA database. [WaPo]

>> Metro is adding a new six-car train to the Green Line to handle the rush of travelers expected to flood the line before and after Washington Nationals games. [Examiner]

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