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- D.C. Wire updates that “D.C. Chief Financial Officer Natwar M. Gandhi has told D.C. officials that he will not approve a proposed teacher contract unless Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee finds public funds, rather than private donations, to fund raises …”
- The new Home Depot in Bethesda (711 Westlake Terrace Blvd.) is set to open Thursday, which the Washington Business Journal notes is the only new store the company plans to open this year.
- Eep, Roll Call reports that Rep. Patrick Kennedy was spotted falling off the wagon at Capitol Lounge on Tuesday night.
- Fred Smoot’s Waffle House plans: Not official, according to Housing Complex.
- Attention journalists who cover D.C. area homelessness issues! Street Sense would like to honor you, so apply for the David Pike Excellence in Journalism Awards.
- The Southeast Socialite asks, “Am I the Only person that can not find a mail box to save my life in Congress Heights?” We’re betting no.
- Metrocurean offers a sneak peak of the forthcoming Buddha Bar, set to open May 10 at 455 Massachusetts Ave. NW.