- With a report on the entire Sulaimon Brown scandal in the works, Loose Lips goes by the numbers. [DeBonis/Loose Lips]
- The Post is consolidating its Travel, Food, and Books weekly feature sections. [Poynter]
- Republican Maryland State Senator Allan H. Kittleman is supporting gay marriage, and he doesn’t care what the fringes of his party thinks. [WaTimes]
- Obama burger watch: today, POTUS was at Ted’s Bulletin, where he downed a cheeseburger and fries with community organizers. [Eater]
- Liz Clarke makes the passionate argument for the importance of the post office to small towns. (Applying that same argument to the District doesn’t hold quite the same amount of water, though.) [WaPo/DeBonis]
- “You probably didn’t even know that the Nationals played in a new park, did you? Yep. And they called it “Nationals Park” so you wouldn’t forget it. In Nationals Park, there are hot dogs that you can purchase. Would you like a pennant to wave in support of your local baseball team? Nationals Park has them. Come see their state-of-the-art railings, and their freshly painted parking area. Nationals Park. The park of the future, today.” [Baseball Nation]
- DDOT would really like to extend the East of the River Circulator further into Ward 7, but they just don’t have the fleet to make it work. [Examiner]
- A man was rescued after he fell down an embankment near Rock Creek Park at 26th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW this morning. [WJLA]
- Being demoted to captain will cost former MPD commander Hilton Burton $30,000 in salary. [Examiner]
- Wealthy sports stars can breathe a sigh of relief: the proposed “jock tax” on visiting athletes appears dead. [WaTimes]
- The Washington Teachers’ Union is “imploring” Mayor Gray to apply for a waiver from No Child Left Behind requirements asking 100 proficiency in math and reading. [Examiner]
- Sears Holding Corp. is apparently eyeing the District as the possible location for its new headquarters. [Chicago Business]
- Two women were stabbed on the 5000 block of D Street SE this afternoon. [WJLA]
- Washingtonians are volunteering at a pretty good clip, but not as much as they were when President Barack Obama first took office. [Examiner]
- Your CVS receipt will remain of Dostoyevskyan length for the foreseeable future. [The Atlantic]
- Vaya con dios, Mercadito Ramos. [U Street Girl]
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