Photo by Aziz Y.

Photo by Aziz Y.

  • Lordy. Even we’re tired of reading these stories. WTOP caught another Metrobus operator reading on the job, and reports that WMATA only gave him a warning. Guess that zero-tolerance policy really does only apply to cell phones.
  • More D.C. government layoffs: the Department of Mental Health is cutting 120 jobs, the Washington Business Journal reports.
  • Prince of Petworth says that not one but two bakeries are moving in to the 14th and U area.
  • Soon to open Columbia Heights wine bar Room 11 posted an image of its certificate of occupancy on its blog today, and said an opening date would be forthcoming.
  • SWDC Blog recaps the latest in the ongoing saga of the new Consolidated Forensics Lab in Southwest.
  • The 42 offers some mild predictions/observations about the trajectory of the city (“14th and U is the new 18th and Columbia,” “Yoga studio is the new coffee shop,” etc.).