- WUSA9 obtained a confidential Gray transition report which states that Sulaimon Brown was tried for attempted murder in Chicago in 1988, and charged with assault in Essex County, New Jersey. Brown was reportedly acquitted on the murder charge, and a grand jury failed to indict him on the assault charge.
- Lydia DePillis has the details on tomorrow’s groundbreaking of Ward 7’s Educare complex, the facility helmed by Cesar Chavez Charter School founder Irasema Salcedo which has drawn donations from Warren Buffet and the Gates Foundation, among other philanthropic heavyweights.
- The reward for information about the slaying of Jayna Murray at a Bethesda Lululemon has been upped to $136,000.
- Mayor Gray will deliver his “State of the District” address on March 28 at the Convention Center.
- Rend Smith has the crushing details about a terrifying murder on Nelson Place SE which took place earlier this month.
- Breaking: despite being underage, an incredibly popular and wealthy professional basketball player is still able to get into local nightclubs.
- Hitting .389 in 18 at-bats this spring wasn’t enough — Nationals phenom-of-the-future Bryce Harper will start the season in the minor leagues at the Class A Hagerstown Suns.
- Greater Greater Washington is challenging its readers to redesign the Metro map.
- 14th Street retailer Go Mama Go will close at the end of the month, after announcing that they would shutter last year.
- Tell the D.C. Public Library what you think about its services and facilities and where its priorities should lie.
- Capital Bikeshare will offer a new five-day pass for those who want to try out the system, or simply use it for a short period of time.
- Getting name-dropped by President Barack Obama? Now there’s a feather in your cap.
- Name the baby anteater!
Photo by JosephLeonardo.
