Photo by Phil Roeder (backlogged!).

Good morning, Washington. It was a very early morning for D.C. firefighters, who responded to the Corcoran Gallery of Art around 4 a.m. this morning after an overheated kiln sparked a fire. No artwork was damaged inside the museum due to the blaze, which took about ten minutes to extinguish. However, the one-story ceramics studio — located in the Gallery’s courtyard — was reportedly consumed by the flames, causing several thousand dollars worth of damage.

More On Lululemon Brutality: Details began to emerge yesterday regarding the gruesome slaying of Jayna Murray, as alleged killer Brittany Norwood made her first appearance in court on first-degree murder charges — and believe it or not, more shocking details are still rolling in. According to authorities, Norwood allegedly sat in Murray’s car for an hour and a half after the struggle, contemplating her cover up while covered in Murray’s blood. Norwood also allegedly cut a hole in Murray’s pants to make it look like she had been sexually assaulted. The chief prosecutor in the case, John McCarthy, said that Norwood’s “cunning and her ability to lie is almost unparalleled.” Meanwhile, a former employee of the Lululemon store told ABC7 that Norwood should have been fired months before the murder.

Virginia Woman Found Dead In Japan: The body of 24-year-old Taylor Anderson, a Midlothian native, has been found in Japan — Anderson is the first known American casualty of by the earthquake and tsunami. Anderson, who had spent the last two and a half years teaching English in Ishinomaki, was last seen riding her bicycle away from an elementary school when she went missing as the tsunami hit the area.

Briefly Noted: A big thanks to everyone who came to our Emerge Exposed panel last night at Long View Gallery…Is Chairman Kwame Brown losing his grip on the D.C. Council?…What happened to the funding for the Revolutionary War memorial on the Mall?…Maryland still waiting on Pepco reliability legislation vote…Big Constitution Avenue street construction project begins in April…Prince George’s man convicted of murder over spilled beer…Potholepalooza returns!…Marion Barry: photoshopped.

This Day in DCist: Last year, an MPD officer was spotted violating the hands-free cell phone law, and Renee Bowman was sentenced to life in prison for killing two of her adopted daughters and storing their bodies in a freezer.