A good Saturday morning to you, Washington. It’s our second weekend of DCist weekend posting, and we’ve got some fun new features in store for your reading pleasure – so stay tuned here all day today and tomorrow.

But first, let’s take a look at this morning’s big stories:

>> The Post’s Metro reporters got their hands on the complete Purple Line plans. The 250-page document outlines the potential needs and inconveniences that construction of the line would entail. For instance: the proposed track would run very close to four public schools (“requiring that small chunks of their campuses be seized”) and large sound walls would likely need to be built; in addition, the route could potentially cause the condemnation of up to 19 business properties and 12 residences. The consensus seems to be that these would be worthwhile hindrances; the study estimates that more than 68,000 people per day would utilize the new line.

>> WTOP reports that the Nationals and the District may have come to a tentative agreement on the issue of unpaid rent for the Nats’ new stadium. Acting D.C. Attorney General Peter Nickles didn’t give out any specifics, but the amount of unpaid rent is believed to be around $3 million. Or, put another way, $88,235 for every game the Nats won in their new digs this season.

>> Looking for a healthy dose of “awwww” this morning? Check out the Post’s writeup about how the ruins of the old Woodrow Wilson Bridge are now the lovely home of 500,000 baby oysters. The placement is part of the wider Maryland Artificial Reef Initiative to replenish the Chesapeake Bay’s rapidly dwindling oyster population – earlier this year, the group used old New York City subway cars to help house marine life near Ocean City.

Photo by Marcellina.