Photo of neighbors on Georgia Avenue NW by Aziz Y.

• Blogger and local journalist Brian Beutler was shot three times in a mugging while walking towards Adams Morgan early this morning; latest word is that he’s now out of surgery and with his family. Brian has many friends on the DCist staff, and we give him our best wishes for a speedy recovery. [Talking Points Memo]
• D.C. will once again be testing the readiness of its mass evacuation plan with the post-fireworks crowd this Friday. [WTOP]
• Check out designs for future development around the Eisenhower Ave Metro station. [DC Metrocentric]
• A blogger takes a ride by Meridian Hill Park and remembers back to 2001. [In Shaw]
• “A VDOT spokesperson says the agency is aware that the number is confusing some callers,” and thinks it’s hilarious. [WTOP]