Photo by M.V. Jantzen.
- D.C. police are refocusing on the 1998 killing of 28-year-old Christine Mirzayan after finding links between the slaying and eight sexual assaults committed in Montgomery County between 1991 and 1998. [WaPo]
- Is allowing Harry Thomas, Jr. to get some publicity for a bill concerning, of all things, youth sports part of Mayor Vince Gray’s plan to let “justice run its course“? [Capital Land]
- A woman has accused the District’s Department of Public Works of booting, towing and auctioning off her vehicle while she was in a coma. [WUSA9]
- MetroAccess ridership has sharply declined after years on the rise. As simply reading the reasons why gave this editor a headache, it’s easy to understand why. [Examiner]
- The Washington metro area is yet again bucking trends in the national housing market; to wit: record prices in Columbia Heights and even more condo development in Logan Circle. (Also of interest: this informative graph on foreclosures in the District.) [Political Economy/Urban Turf/Office of Tax and Revenue]
- Metro news dump: there’s going to be some changes and additions to Metro bus service due to the Base Realignment and Closure process; you’ll be able to buy a commemorative Martin Luther King, Jr. pass in August; help think of a better name for the Farragut “virtual tunnel”. [WMATA]
- Four contenders will compete in the special election to fill Leslie Johnson’s seat on the Prince George’s County Council. [NBCWashington]
- Could a 511 system — like 311 for transportation — help D.C.? [GGW]
- Ryan Kearney and Jeremy Binckes were kind enough to put together a clearinghouse of every report written about gentrification and revitalization on H Street NE since 2006. Enjoy! [TBD]
- D.C. residents spend the third-least money on gas; Arlington spends the seventh-least. [Mint]
- Traffic is a big problem. Help us, science! [WaPo]
- The contractor once known as Blackwater is moving to Arlington. [Sacramento Bee]
- And here’s your lovely breakfast nook, with a scenic view of Beltway gridlock. [WaPo]
