- The legal wrangling over the Third Church of Christ, Scientist has apparently reached an end — a settlement between the D.C. Preservation League, the Committee of 100, the Church and developer ICG Properties was reached in late November. The brass tacks: the church will (likely) be demolished, while the Preservation League will get a few hundred thousand bucks. More details on the nitty gritty over at Housing Complex.
- The District needs $140 million to properly build infrastructure around the old St. Elizabeth’s campus, which will soon be the site of the Department of Homeland Security’s headquarters. But you’ll never guess what: despite the fact that a large portion of that infrastructure will be used by federal workers on the site of a large federal headquarters, the federal government hasn’t felt like chipping in yet.
- The Hatchet reports that George Washington University is not giving its undergraduate students enough information “about how to get help for, or report sexual assault.”
- D.C. businesses: start recycling or start paying.
- Of course, the question of why a grocery store had $100,000 worth of jewelry on hand was never really answered.
- The opposition to Metro’s bag screenings has begun in earnest, with the establishment of an online petition by the D.C. Bill of Rights Coalition and the Montgomery County Civil Rights Coalition.
- WUSA9 has the details on two men arrested for a pair of early November Alexandria burglaries.
- Scott Reitz isn’t pulling any punches as the Brickskeller fades into the great bar hereafter.
- DCist senior editor Kyle Gustafson used to cover Wizards games for us around these here parts, and in honor of today’s Arenas Tribute, pulled out this gem of a quote he got from Agent Zero while on the beat in 2007: “No, phenomenal is the top. Phenomenal swag is the top swag.” Later, Gil.
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