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- Hurricane Irene news dump! Airlines are offering flexibility for weekend flights; you’re probably not going on a cruise out of Baltimore this weekend; what good does five sandbags do?; Columbia Heights Day is on, rain or shine; we’re waiting on a declaration of emergency from the Mayor’s office.
- Sports tickets aren’t the only tickets Jack Evans has used his constituent service fund to pay for. [GGW]
- A collection of three new mixed-use towers in Alexandria — measuring 33, 28 and 22 stories tall — will allocate only four percent of its residential space to affordable housing. [DCMud]
- It looks like Mayor Vince Gray will name Christopher Murphy, deputy chief of staff at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, as his new chief of staff. [Loose Lips]
- The earthquake’s got nothin’ on the Wilson Building. [Georgetown Dish]
- UDC’s lobbying efforts have been expensive and unsuccessful. [City Paper]
- In a banner day for the American justice system, Gilbert Arenas’ Twitter account was used as evidence in a ruling which allows his former fiance to appear on a VH1 reality show. [Pro Basketball Talk]
- Spring Valley smells like shit. [WTOP]
- Reassuring: “[Tuesday’s earthquake] was a warning bell in the night that tells us there is something terribly wrong with 911.” [Politico]
- You can add “mayoral transition” to the list of reasons for the streetcar hiccup. [Housing Complex]
- Park a bike near the Pentagon at your own risk. [WJLA]
- Art imitating life. [TBD]
- WMATA: “Hey, employees, would you like to work overtime this weekend?” Unionized workers: “We don’t want to.” WMATA, later: “Hey, guess what, employees? You’re working overtime this weekend.” [Dr. Gridlock]
- Nah, this isn’t passive-aggressive at all. [Young and Hungry]
- Despite some serious money issues, everyone seems to be getting along at United Medical Center. [WBJ]
- Georgetown likes Jon Huntsman. [Dish]
- WHY AREN’T YOU PEOPLE FREAKING OUT ABOUT LICE? [WaTimes]
- Please, nobody do this. I’m begging you. [Gothamist]
