>> “Mayor Fenty showed up as promised today at the Fraternal Order of Police’s annual memorial service for fallen officers, despite the group having rescinded its invitation to him yesterday. The stage had been set for a showdown after union officials suggested some officers might turn their backs on the mayor, but the event proceeded without incident.” [D.C. Wire]

>> Swing by Union Station on Saturday to celebrate National Train Day. Take a tour of an Acela or a historic train, and get your picture taken with Al Roker. [Amtrak]

>> Due to financial problems, the party scheduled to take place after the Corcoran’s Art Anonymous show on Saturday has been canceled. [Free Ride]

>> Federal and local officers swarmed the LeDroit Park neighborhood in D.C. taking down ten suspected members of a violent drug organization. [WJLA]

>> The Farmer’s Market at 14th and U Streets NW opens again this Saturday. [Prince of Petworth]

>> President Bush left town last night to attend his daughter Jenna’s wedding at the family ranch in Crawford, TX. [ABC News]

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