Photo by M.V. Jantzen

Photo by M.V. Jantzen


  • A new report shows that living in the city is actually cheaper than the suburbs for many, when factoring in transportation costs. Via WaPo.
  • Ousted Washington Times editor John Solomon is heading to the Center for Public Integrity, where he’ll be journalist-in-residence.
  • The W & OD trail flasher is still at large, NBCWashington.com notes.
  • DPW’s garbage inspectors took a beating at a recent D.C. Council hearing. They’re only averaging two tickets per inspector per day, according to the Examiner. Director Bill Howland says he’s ordered his inspectors to write 10-12 tickets a day.
  • And Now, Anacostia is understandably excited about plans for a new bar & grill heading to MLK Ave. Uniontown Bar & Grill hopes to open at 2200 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE sometime this summer.
  • Meanwhile, New Columbia Heights wonders if the IHOP planned for Columbia Heights is still on schedule or not.
  • Congress Heights on the Rise notes a grassroots movement to recall Mayor Fenty.
  • And Rhode Island Ave Insider is not thrilled with plans for a new strip club in Ward 5.