- Adam Serwer’s conclusion about the racial shift in D.C.’s 2010 Census numbers: “So if you think last year was bad, just wait and see what happens when the first viable white candidate runs for mayor of DC.”
- New Columbia Heights begins a series on the number of chain stores at DCUSA by speaking with Robert Moore of the Development Corporation of Columbia Heights, who admits that “financing the costs of build out” at the development “is too costly for many small tenants.”
- Who wants to redevelop the Old Post Office Pavilion?
- Harry Thomas, Jr. is once again pushing for a property tax exemption for the Capital City Diner.
- A judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by 9:30 Club owner IMP’s which would have prevented a planned Live Nation-owned venue in Silver Spring from receiving state tax money.
- None of these vehicles are fully loaded.
- MS-13 leader William Cordova was sentenced to life in prison today for the murder of a rival gang member in 2007.
- Virginia honored civil rights heroine Dorothy Height today on what would have been her 99th birthday.
- DDOT is planning on tinkering with parking meter rates; GGW has the details.
- Pete’s New Haven Apizza is opening its third location in Clarendon this Sunday.
- Washington Post publisher Katharine Weymouth is doing very well for herself, even though her company’s stock has taken a dip.
- Do you know how much water it takes to make a bottle of water?
Photo by Paul Sharratt.
