Photo by Mr. T in DC.- It’s so hot outside, the District has issued a hyperthermia alert. And tomorrow’s going to be even hotter. (The Mayor wants you to check on your neighbors.)
- The new Metro cars the agency showed off last week have less seating than older versions.
- “The fact that D.C. criminals have to import their guns from other jurisdictions demonstrates that D.C.’s strict gun laws actually work.”
- It would appear as if the contraflow bike lanes along New Hampshire Avenue are experiencing some technical difficulties.
- Washington’s African American Civil War Museum will officially reopen next Monday, July 18, at its new location at 1925 Vermont Avenue NW.
- A fuel spill caused a lane of 14th Street NW near U Street to close this afternoon.
- Four stories is too high for some Georgetown residents.
- The models in new WMATA ads actually ride the system.
- Despite recent successes, the Nationals are still not doing very well in popularity metrics.
- Disgraced Prince George’s County Councilmember Leslie Johnson said she’s resigning on July 31, and she’s standing by that.
- The old Hecht’s warehouse at 1401 New York Avenue NE is heading to foreclosure.
- Alexandria: you’ve got some more red light cameras are watching you proceed through intersections.
- Here’s video of D.C. Office of Planning chief Harriet Tregoning talking about intelligent cities at the National Building Museum.
- The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is cracking down on unlicensed limo drivers who illegally pick up fares at Dulles.
- Housing Complex sifts through the best and the worst of Washington’s downtown architecture.
- I have to imagine that the competition for a similar position in D.C. would be fierce.
- City Paper talks with the Minnesota duo behind those wonderful Wugazi mashups — the sad news is that there might not be more on the way.
- Baby cheetah video!
