- There’s a flash flood watch in effect until tomorrow morning for most of the metro area; storms could bring as much as three inches of precipitation tonight. Don’t forget your umbrella!
- Planning on braving said rain and heading to Nats Park to watch the Nationals try to prevent the Phillies from clinching the division? Don’t forget to try a shrimp dog with Asian slaw and toga chips.
- Among other ideas, WMATA is planning on expanding the 90s Metrobus line to include an express route from the Anacostia Metro station to Dupont Circle. Why, yes, a direct link between U Street and Dupont sounds lovely.
- The 42 has the details on the planned closure of La Casa, a 90-bed men’s shelter at 1436 Irving St NW. The shelter will be closing to make way for a pair of residential facilities, including an expansion of the Highland Park apartment complex.
- A tourist who left two dogs inside a car this August was sentenced to 40 hours of community service and one year of probation after pleading guilty to animal cruelty.
- The Chandra Levy murder trial has been delayed until October 18.
- A health care information services company says that the District has the worst hospitals in the United States, both in surveys of hospital quality and patient satisfaction.
- Aww, a nerd proposed!
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