- Jim Graham responded to the Post about the allegations that he knew Ted Loza was accepting bribes from an FBI informant in 2008 when Loza presented him with an envelope full of cash. Graham refused it, though, telling WaPo that “I think I saw that in a movie someplace, where you have to initial it.” The Post editorial board, though, suggests that being happy Graham refused a bribe is pretty sad. “[M]aybe we should be happy that Mr. Graham was honest enough not to keep that envelope. But that strikes us as a pretty low standard.”
- Is Sulaimon Brown’s wild ride as the biggest thorn in Mayor Vince Gray’s side coming to an end? That’s the case, argues Alan Suderman: “Unless the feds or Congress unexpectedly take his allegations against the mayor seriously, Brown’s moment of glory seems to have passed, and he’ll likely soon fade back into obscurity. And that’s a good thing.”
- A D.C. Superior Court judge was robbed on Metro this morning.
- It’s so cool, it’s uncool, which makes it cool: Georgetown introduces new branding, while the Georgetown Business Improvement District marketing chair claims the neighborhood doesn’t “need a brand.”
- No, it’s not usually this hot in June.
- Mayor Gray went to Shake Shack on Tuesday night.
- Gray and Eleanor Holmes Norton asked Congress not to mess around with the District’s budget come appropriation time yesterday.
- Seven people in North Carolina have been charged in connection with the murder of a D.C. woman who went missing in December. Police believe the woman was a victim of a religious cult.
- New Columbia Heights reports that the Modell’s in DCUSA opened today.
- The Washington Kastles have cornered the market on sports fans with yachts.
- Metro will temporarily close the First Street NE entrance at Union Station this Sunday.
- Orioles’ first-round draft pick Dylan Bundy on what he’d do if Bryce Harper blew him a kiss after hitting a home run: “Well if I was pitching the next game I’d hit him all four at bats.”
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