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Welcome to your 2009 Memorial Day weekend, D.C. Apparently, more of you are going to be enjoying what Washington has to offer over the holiday — whether that’s soaking in the rays at the now-open pools, reflecting at monuments and memorials, or simply being stuck in traffic somewhere around the District. If you are planning on traveling outside of the confines of the District — and based on projections, plenty of you probably are, including about 350,000 cars predicted to use the Bay Bridge — remember to pack plenty of patience and awareness, and, of course, remember that Memorial Day is also one of the biggest weekends of the year for the highway patrol.

Taking a peek at the holiday Saturday headlines:

>> Memorial Day traffic got off to a bad start last night, after a huge crash on Interstate 66 involving three charter buses and an SUV. Approximately 40 people were injured, but no one seriously. We’ll keep you updated on how the traffic’s moving as the morning goes on.

>> Hmm, before he starts expanding his Good Stuff brand or buys out Zack’s Taverna, Spike Mendelsohn might want to make sure he can front his own rent. Tim Carman reports that the Top Chef contestant-turned-D.C. burger pusher owed over $8,000 in back rent on a Capitol City rowhouse he was renting with business partner Mike Colletti. Mendelsohn’s sister said that Spike had “transferred” his lease to Good Stuff cook Brian Lacayo, who was living in the home when the eviction actually happened.

>> Tiger, Tiger Woods, not redevelopin’ former schools, y’all: The Washington Business Journal reports that a bid by Eldrick’s charity to redevelop Hine Junior High School near Eastern Market has been eliminated by Mayor Fenty in the latest round of cuts. The Tiger Woods Foundation is still planning to open a learning center in the city at some point.