Photo by AWard Tour- Nick Desantis’ piece on the new social media regime at Metro lit a fire underneath its anonymous critics; Greater Greater Washington’s David Alpert poured on a little extra kerosene; and the light was so great that one of the system’s major critics was revealed. [City Paper/WAMU/GGW/@FixWMATA]
- The man who suffered a seizure and fell off the platform at the Friendship Heights station on August 1 is still alive, despite losing a foot, suffering bleeding in the brain and being placed into coma: “His family has stayed by his bedside for up to six hours a day. They call his name, pray with him and tell jokes in hopes he’ll hear them in the depths of his medically induced coma.” [WaPo]
- The Giant at 1414 8th Street NW will be closing on September 8. [@nigroanc2c]
- A new D.C. grant program is designed to reform H Street NE in the mold of 14th Street NW. [DCentric]
- Commercial real estate tax revenues in the District are through the roof. [WBJ]
- City Paper’s Jon Fischer goes in depth on the miniscule royalties indie record labels get for licensing their music on Spotify; Spotify responds here. [Arts Desk]
- The Donald’s plans for the Old Post Office Pavilion don’t necessarily include long-time tenants. [Housing Complex]
- U.S. Marshals are searching for a man wanted in a double homicide which took place in Columbia Heights in July. [Examiner]
- Mayor Vince Gray has committed to an action plan to overcome anti-transgender employment barriers. [GLAA Forum]
- Are Metro employees that misbehave — like, say, station managers who sleep on the job — simply suffering from learned helplessness? [Unsuck DC Metro/Metro From The Inside Out]
- Area farmers fret about the potential loss of federal grants for farmers’ markets. [WAMU]
- Recently demoted Hilton Burton is planning on suing the police department. [City Desk]
- MPD Chief Cathy Lanier and Fraternal Order of Police head Kris Baumann take their war over All Hands on Deck to the listservs. [The Crime Scene]
- Does the District’s Office of the Inspector General really need iPads? [DeBonis]
- The city’s dog park fund (no, seriously) took a hit in mayor reprogramming. [WBJ]
- Doesn’t sound like the Post will be imposing an online paywall anytime soon. [@jfdulac]
- Local firm goes after man for downloading porn even though he’s blind. [TBD]
