- John Kelly has a neat story for those who like D.C. historical mysteries: Council Chairman Vince Gray is trying to figure out exactly what a huge glass plaque — which once hung in a corridor of the John A. Wilson Building, but was recently found in pieces in the basement — is in honor of. Anybody have any guesses?
- A mother and her child were hit by a car at the intersection of New Jersey Avenue and N Street NW this afternoon. Both are expected to be okay.
- Today in Transition: Kwame Brown has a new website; Vince Gray has already pulled in 900 volunteers.
- Matt Yglesias explains why a taxicab medallion system in D.C. is a bad idea.
- The huge H Street Connection development located between 8th and 10th Streets NE is moving forward, reports H Street Great Street.
- WUSA9 headline on the District’s upcoming budgetary negotiations: “DC, Get Ready For The Pain.”
- Finally, the day that all Nationals fans have been waiting for — another team making a spelling error on its apparel! This time, a bunch of Redskins cheerleaders donned jackets which said “Redsikins.”
- Get yer free airplane WiFi!
- Hogs Haven notes on Twitter that the FedEx Field parking lots will open for next Monday night’s Redskins game against the Eagles at 4:30 p.m. Thousands of cars trying to get to the stadium during the middle of rush hour? That sounds delightful.
- And to round out your day of bizarre videos, here’s Betty White hugging a bear.
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