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  • Yep, most snow removal budgets are blown after this past weekend. [WTOP]
  • Vincent Gray is accusing Mayor Fenty of overspending. Is he starting to sound like a mayoral candidate, or is that just more tough talk from the Council Chairman? [D.C. Wire]
  • Potentially neat idea: cover the Connecticut Ave. underpass between Dupont Circle and Q Street to create more usable public space. [Greater Greater Washington]
  • Sen. Jim DeMint’s hold Marisa Demeo’s nomination to the D.C. Superior Court “could harm the court’s ability to hear cases in the nation’s capitol.” [TPMDC]
  • Pondering the current state of light pollution in the city. [SWDCBlog]
  • More hype for Big Chair Coffee & Grill. “The food is unbelievable! … The Bacon and Sausage Omelette (and I’m really not an egg-lover) is phenomenal–a spicy, juicy fiesta in your mouth!” [The Penn Brangler]
  • Update on that 15th & Newton fire from this morning: the blaze appears to have been contained to one unit, and officials hope to be able to determine in the morning whether the building’s 75 residents can go home. [City Desk]