Photo by Command Z

Photo by Command Z


  • The Silver Spring Penguin covers the annual Silver Spring Thanksgiving parade, complete with local politico spotting.
  • NPR’s Carl Kasell to retire at the end of the year, Fishbowl DC reports. ‘He will continue his second role as official judge and scorekeeper of the weekly NPR news quiz “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!”,’ though.
  • WashTimes runs optimistic article about Howard Theatre renovations, despite reality reported therein: they’ve only raised $1.6 million of the estimated $22 million needed to get it done.
  • Examiner covers D.C. Council proposal to abolish the oft-criticized Board of Real Property Assessments and Appeals and replace it with something more “professional.”
  • A D.C. man was shot and killed in Temple Hills, Md. Sunday evening, the Post reports. Deandre Smith, 22, suffered from a gunshot wound to his body and died later at a nearby hospital.
  • One idea for Tuesday night: you can get $14 Wizards tickets, courtesy D.C. United. The Wizards are going to honor United’s Ben Olsen, who recently announced he will retire.
  • New blog, Anacostia QUE, to watch (via Congress Heights on the Rise.)