>> “Metro Transit Police charged a 20-year-old Alexandria man with stealing three Zipcars from the parking lots of Braddock Road, King Street, and Franconia-Springfield stations.” [City Desk]

>> Could a big swanky hotel be in store for U Street? [dcmud]

>> “Most of you reading this don’t know Chris. Now you never will.” [BrightestYoungThings]

>> “For all its might, the storm could not entirely free the area from the grip of a drought that began last summer, but it made a dent: National Weather Service reports showed 3.56 inches of rain had fallen overnight at Dulles International Airport.” [WaPo]

>> “A teenager came home from cheerleading practice and found her 72-year-old father stabbed and killed at their District home on Isherwood Drive NE.” [WJLA]

>> “Prosecutors have dropped assault charges against a Georgetown University student accused in a possible hate crime beating near campus.” [NBC4]

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