Photo by idit.- “If we applied the ABRA structure to the fire department, it might be something like this: A call comes into the fire department that there is a fire. They send someone out to see if there is a fire. They prepare a report that they saw a fire. On Wednesdays, the Fire Board meets to review reports of fire.” [GGW]
- The takeaway from Tom Sietsema’s list of best power restaurants in the District: there are a lot of power restaurants in the District. [Capital Business]
- Maryland and Virginia’s incentives for film crews far outweigh the District’s; of course, D.C. has things — you know, like the White House, the Capitol and monuments — they don’t. [Examiner]
- The latest clash between Cathy Lanier and the police union: the classification of high-ranking department officials as at-will employees that can be fired or demoted at any time. [WaTimes]
- One person was killed this morning when an airport shuttle bound for Dulles crashed on the Dulles Access Highway. [WJLA]
- Authorities are investigating a “flash mob robbery” which took place at a 7-Eleven in Germantown over the weekend. [The Crime Scene]
- Looks like a power outage was the root cause of this morning’s Metro mess. [@atuss]
- Redskins defensive back DeAngelo Hall says that he’s growing a beard and will not trim it “until we win some games and put a little streak together.” [D.C. Sports Bog]
- Beer from the roving vendors at FedEx Field this season will cost you nine bucks (ten, with the customary tip). Oof. [City Desk]
- Agreed with Jon Fischer: it’s not so much that pop-ups suck, it’s that everyone calling anything pop-ups without any consideration of what the term means sucks. [Arts Desk]
- A video game designer digitally revamps Metro Center. [TBD On Foot]
- Polling says we’re the most economically confident place in the United States. [Gallup]
- And finally, congrats to our former senior editor, Kyle Gustafson, whose reign as web director at Washingtonian begins today.
