Photo by - From Mr. T in DC: “The front bumper from what was probably a Nissan Maxima mysteriously appeared right in the middle of the triangular plaza in Columbia Heights. There were no skid marks, broken glass, or any other signs of an accident or vandalism. I wonder how it got there? There’s never a dull moment in Columbia Heights.”
- The D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board in serious flux: recently resigned board member Mital Gandhi says Chairman Charles Brodsky was using his position to benefit his private business; in turn, Brodsky called Gandhi “ethically challenged.”
- An interesting read courtesy of Geoff Hatchard on the process by which figures from the U.S. Census Bureau affect the redistricting of the District’s wards and Advisory Neighborhood Commissions.
- One of the D.C. police officers arrested in an internal stolen property sting appeared in court today.
- Four of the 13 gang members recently arrested for various acts of violence are Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services wards.
- When it comes to executive branch hiring practices, Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh wants some answers, dammit — and if she has to subpoena someone, so be it.
- The student who brought crack to Thomson Elementary School last week has been removed from foster care and returned to the custody of his mother.
- The trial for the four men who shot and killed Redskins safety Sean Taylor in 2007 is getting closer.
- D.C. police are asking residents to be careful while filling up their tanks — thefts from autos at gas stations are on the rise.
- George Washington University has cancelled its spring semester undergraduate study abroad program in Japan. While we’re talking Japan: check out this fantastic WaPo piece on a newspaper in Ishinomaki which is writing articles by hand with black felt-tip pens on large sheets of paper to disseminate information.
- Chris Shott, formerly of the New York Observer, has joined the Washington City Paper as its new food columnist. Shott’s no stranger, having contributed to City Paper’s food and news desks in the past.
- Metro is backtracking on a plan to cut bus stops after customers complained.
- For the first time since it opened in 1957, the property holding Bier Baron (nee The Brickskeller) has draft beer on tap.
