>> Wondering what to grab for dinner on your way home tonight? Al Copeland, the founder of Popeyes, has died at the age of 64. Honor his legacy the only way we know how: with a 16-piece family meal. [NY Times]

>> “Maryland celebrates its 300th birthday today, according to National Geographic. While Maryland may not be the cradle of presidents and generals that the mighty commonwealth of Virginia is, it did inspire The Wire. So we congratulate you, Maryland. Happy Birthday.” [The Electoral Map]

>> Taxi driver refuse to take you some place? Apparently, sometimes, D.C. Taxicab Commission Chairman Leon Swain gets involved personally. [Greater Greater Washington]

>> “Might DC be getting a new museum in its downtown core (and the second to deal with the unpleasant yet important issue of genocide)?” [14th and You]

>> A former minister at the First Baptist Church in Gaithersburg has been charged with child abuse and sex charges. [WUSA]

>> “One assumes that a decade and half after I left the crew team, the evolution of pranks we started would have escalated to the point of hiding poisonous snakes in luggage.” [Pygmalion in a Blanket]

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