Good morning, Washingtonians. Topping off the news this morning is word that Metro might decide today whether or not to allow vendors to set up in Metro stations. According to WJLA, the proposal, which more than 50 percent of riders are said to favor, would be used to help narrow a $29 million budget gap. For a transit agency as staid and conservative as Metro has historically been, this is nothing short of a monumental change. We love a clean Metro, but there’s something to be said for food and drink options being available in stations, right? Especially if there’s döner kebab, of course.

Anti-Marriage Equality Activists Request Referendum: We’ll just go ahead and say it — we totally called this. The Post is reporting that opponents of a move for D.C. to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states are requesting a citywide referendum on the issue in 2010. A group called Stand 4 Marriage D.C. (isn’t the “4” so hip and cool?!?) has said that it wants to begin the process of collecting the 21,000 signatures needed to put the measure to a vote. The group is affiliated with a number of area churches, and the referendum is aimed at slowing any further moves to legalize same-sex marriage in D.C. (Bishop Harry Jackson had this to say: “It’s a declaration of war.” So much for a religion of peace, huh?) The attempt might not succeed, though, as referendums cannot be held on issues that would violate the D.C. Human Rights Act.

Virginia is for Frowners: If you live in Virginia and need to get a new drivers license, a new regulation issued by the state’s DMV will forbid you from smiling, writes the Post. Apparently this is for your own good — a facial recognition system being developed works better if expressions are neutral. Thankfully, I’ve never met a soul that had a reason to smile while at the DMV, so this won’t have to policed too carefully.

Briefly Noted: Pedestrian and cyclist path on Wilson Bridge to open next month … Teach for America not short on recruits … Uncertainty remains in funding for Dulles Metro extension.

On This Day in DCist: On this day in 2008, D.C. residents were given the chance to vote for the design of their commemorative quarter and we gave the District’s many interns the needed advice they wouldn’t get elsewhere.

Picture snapped by Rob Bird