Photo of the Newseum’s Sept. 11 display by afagen

• Metro is on target for the highest amount of crime in its 32-year history. [WTOP]
• Mayor Fenty is rumored to be planning to name his deputy mayor for planning and economic development, Neil Albert, to Metro’s Board of Directors. [WTOP]
• Check out Ward 1 Council member Jim Graham’s proposal for how to bring the Circulator north into Adams Morgan. Graham was instrumental in getting the Yellow line extension to Fort Totten up and running, so his idea is as good an indicator of how it could actually end up working as any. [Greater Greater Washington]
• A sneak peak inside the city’s newest Safeway, at 5th and L Streets NW. The author’s proposal for this Safeway’s nickname is the “City Safeway.” Can we do better than that, guys? [Penn Quarter Living]
• Far fewer teenagers are smoking cigarettes in Virginia these days than they were in 2001. In related news, far fewer teenagers in Virginia are considered to be “cool” than they were in 2001. [Examiner]
• The Blonde Charity Mafia stars and crew were spotted at 21st and M Streets NW, and at least by one account, their outfits left a little something to be desired. [Pygmalion in a Blanket]