OK, so few of us fulfilled those dreams of coming out of inauguration weekend with a few extra thousand dollars in our pockets courtesy of out-of-town visitors that needed a place to stay, but Distict businesses apparently did pretty well for themselves during the January 20 festivities. WJLA is reporting that businesses in the city may have pulled in an additional $1 billion on inauguration day, with some seeing jumps in sales as high as 400 percent. Business is also apparently still brisk due to visitors that have stayed in town. We’d say we should do this all again soon, but we all need a few weeks to recover.

March for Life Hits Washington: If anyone wandered down to the National Mall yesterday expecting a silence and serenity after the inauguration’s record-breaking crowds, they were in for a rude surprise. The annual March for Life hit Washington yesterday, bringing in tens of thousands of pro-life activists to decry the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision. The Post has the story.

Inaugural Performance was Pre-Taped: What does Yo Yo Ma have in common with Ashlee Simpson and Milli Vanilli? He plays along to pre-taped music, it seems. The New York Times is reporting that the world renown cellist, who was joined by Itzhak Perlman, Gabriela Montero and Anthony McGill, didn’t actually play the rendition of John Williams’ “Air and Simple Gifts” at President Barack Obama’s inauguration — they just played along. Fearing what the cold weather would do to their instruments, the musicians pre-recorded the song and simply played along to it during the swearing-in ceremony.

Change Has Come to the Region? Not So Much: Just three days after President Obama’s inauguration inspired millions and heralded a new era of hope and change, we’re realizing that things are pretty much the same as they were before January 20. The Washington Times writes that the region’s traffic has taken on its usual state again — gridlock. Broken water mains, roadwork, remaining concrete barriers and the two fires off of North Capitol Street yesterday made for a head-pounding commute for many, reminding us that President Obama can only do so much so quickly.

Briefly Noted: Canadian Olympic organizers impressed by Metro’s inauguration performance … That horse that got injured before the Inaugural Parade? It’s fine … Twelve PG County schools to be closed due to budget cuts.

This Day in DCist: On this day in 2008, Mayor Adrian Fenty fired city employees for surfing internet porn at work. In 2007, Fenty snubbed President Bush at the State of the Union by sitting with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi instead.

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