- A spokesperson for Vince Gray tells ABC7 that the Mayor-elect’s absence at the funeral of deceased MPD officer Paul Dittamo was due to a “staff oversight,” which is, to be honest, just about the lamest excuse imaginable.
- Point: “Today’s 20-somethings are more design-conscious and design-savvy than previous generations.” Counterpoint: “Writer Terri Sapienza doesn’t even try to back up that statement with an industry expert, or even two more examples to justify the plural ‘they.'” Tangent: When I was 23, I spent my entire “interior design” budget on beer.
- After numerous offenses, the latest of which involved three underage students being served before a stabbing, the Thirsty Turtle in College Park lost its liquor license and will likely have to close its doors for good in three weeks.
- Oh, so now Ted Leonsis says that he won’t do the Dougie if the Verizon Center sells out for a Heat, Lakers or Celtics game.
- In case you forget where Barack Obama lives and works, his name is plastered on top of the White House in Google Maps.
- The D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development was recently awarded a $3 million grant by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to use for investment in Historic Anacostia.
- Snow plows had their dry run in MoCo yesterday, but tomorrow is D.C.’s turn.
- Local journalist/author Eric Nuzum wrote himself in for ANC Commissioner. Then he told his wife that she should too. He even created his own robocall! We’ll see if two votes in a precinct where less than 50 people wrote in an ANC vote is enough to get him elected — we’ll know sometime later this month).
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