>> A new report from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments projects Metro’s ridership will grow by 42 percent, and based upon statistics from 2005, Metro would be averaging around 1 million riders a day in 2030. [WTOP]

>> Pope performs miracle in Brookland. [City Desk]

>> At 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, Lee Pitts, the spokesman for Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), saw an unusual e-mail message pop up on the corner of his computer screen: “Please call 911 for me,” the subject line said. [Politico]

>> D.C. police have seen a spike in crime across in Northeast, with the city’s Fifth Police District recording 14 homicides in 2008, including one Thursday night. [WJLA]

>> “It is my goal to always shop at Target in not my best attire. Comfort and even grunginess is the key here. Those yoga pants I mentioned above, have made at least four trips to Target so far. My circa 1998 powder puff T-shirt, you are more than welcomed past the big red entrance. Same goes for messy hair, sandaled feet, and a bare face.” [The Heights Life]

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