- Metro’s advice for people heading north on the Red Line tonight? “People should keep in mind that a shuttle bus can only carry 50 people and a full train can carry 800 to 1,000 people.” This is going to be a long one, folks — if you’re heading in that direction, you’ll probably want to find something to kill a couple of hours before getting on the train. Metro can’t move the train that is still stuck on the tracks — which has air conditioning and power — until Pepco clears the power line. No word on when that will be completed.
- Declaring bankruptcy? Don’t worry, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly believes that you should get to keep your gun.
- A rumor that has floated around for years — that D.C. United would move to Baltimore if Charm City offered them a deal on a new stadium — is examined by SB Nation’s Mike Prada, who believes that “there’s reason to be concerned.” Of course, such a move would require Baltimore to get its act together with a plausible bid to build the team a stadium, so I’m not too worried.
- BeyondDC has a photo of the very first Capital Bikeshare bike, which DDOT was looking at this afternoon at the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Temple on 16th Street NW.
- Lots of business buzz in popular areas of D.C. today. Thrillist has the details on Desperados Burgers and Bar, which will replace the old Polly’s Cafe on U Street, while The 42 noticed that signage for Rita’s Water Ice and Pho DC were going up on the 600 block of H Street NW.
- If someone tells you that you hit them while reversing, and offers to “settle the incident” for $20…then $10…then $5, well, yeah, that’s probably a scam.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics: oh, did we say that unemployment in the Washington region was down? Yeah…about that.
- City Desk wonders whether vehicle license plate covers which obscure the plate’s “Taxation Without Representation” message are illegal. One thing that is not in doubt: such license plates certainly confirm your status as a total jerkwad.
- An 81-year-old widowed vet reunites with his high school sweetheart at an airport that looks a lot like Dulles. Pass the Kleenex, please.
Photo by Fizzkitty Foto.
