>> Ward 7 Council member Yvette Alexander saw James Walls Jr., the mayor of District Heights, Md. who was arrested for soliciting a male undercover cop for prostitution on Thursday, just hours before he was arrested, and apparently, he had been wearing some fancy shoes. [City Desk]

>> Mayor Fenty announced yesterday he intends to develop the land behind the historic Lincoln Theater on U Street in order to use the income earned on it to save the landmark. [WaPo]

>> Nationals center fielder Lastings Milledge was benched from last night’s game for showing up late to the ballpark. [WashTimes]

>> Georgetown and Howard’s college football teams are going to play each other for the first time in history in a four-game series next season, starting with a game at Howard on Sept. 6. [AP via WTOP]

>> Legendary D.C. band 9353 canceled a series of reunion dates this week due to the sudden loss of a band-member to “the penal system.” [IntangibleArts]

>> The D.C. Council’s budget hearings brought one person to tears today. [D.C. Wire]

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