>> Well, it’s obvious: we’re off to a really nice start for the weekend. Unfortunately, we’re scheduled to be crudely interrupted by a cloudy, rainy Sunday yet again. [Capital Weather Gang]

>> “One woman said the fancy new street lamps outside her apartment window are so bright that a recent dinner guest donned sunglasses before tucking into his pasta.” [WaPo]

>> The Washington Post Company (which also owns Newsweek and Kaplan educational properties) saw its profits fall 39 percent last quarter. [WBJ]

>> Wizards firebrand DeShawn Stevenson has successfully gotten inside the head of every red-blooded Clevelander. [D.C. Sports Bog]

>> Volkswagen may be sponsoring D.C. United’s jerseys for a fee of $7 million annually. (This might explain why those awesome stripes were removed from the front of their jerseys.) [Fairfax Times]

>> Anybody adding the Arlington PD to your Top 8? [AP via WTOP]

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