Photo by Caitlin H. Faw.- The long-awaited Shaw’s Tavern has been open for a week — but they can’t serve booze, because the city’s Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration busted it for serving alcohol during some pre-opening festivities. [Young & Hungry]
- The Washington Informer comes out and calls for the resignation of Ward 5 Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr.
- Detailed results from the District’s standardized testing show “modest but notable” gains in charter schools. [D.C. Schools Insider]
- Is marijuana enforcement in the District racist? [City Desk]
- A really tough 24 hours in Maryland: a maternal murder-suicide in Kensington, a double homicide in Fort Washington, a little girl who died in a fire in Charles County. Plus they’re apparently being overrun by black bears. [WaPo/NBCWashington]
- WMATA thinks that an arbitrator’s decision to award union members back-raises is “not sustainable by our customers or by our funding jurisdictions,” but they won’t be appealing the decision. The union, of course, thinks it’s a great decision. [Examiner]
- Furloughed employees of the Federal Aviation Administration marched on the Capitol for the second day in a row today; the Congress appears to have a deal in place to send them back to work. [Federal Eye/WUSA9]
- The house at 1509 Swann Street NW, where Robert Wone was found dead in 2007, sold again for $1.495 million. [Borderstan]
- A nice little tour of the current must-see art installations around town. [WaPo]
- Behold: the planned unit development application for the Adams Morgan Hotel to be built on top of the City Paper’s headquarters. [Housing Complex]
- J. Freedom du Lac wrote this profile about a Baltimore anime convention. The comments? Priceless. [WaPo]
