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- Oh hey, Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell officially ends at midnight. [Blade]
- When it comes down to brass tacks, D.C.’s best teachers overwhelmingly choose extra cash over collective bargaining rights. Thus tops a rough and tumble day over at the Washington Teachers’ Union. [Examiner/@bturque]
- When it comes to Virginia transportation, we’re willing to bet that Interstate 95 gets tolled well before you a Metro plan to Woodbridge materializes. [Dr. Gridlock]
- Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the two Marriott hotels under construction across the street from the Convention Center. [Capital Business]
- Not a good start for one of Marion Barry’s acolytes, as Natalie Williams loses bid to lead influential Ward 8 Democrats. [DeBonis/Congress Heights on the Rise]
- Good retail news: Ruff ‘n’ Ready Furnishings has found a new home in 16th Street Heights. [PoP]
- “Descend from 40,000 feet into just about any major metropolitan airport in the United States, and patterns of the trajectory of American life over the last century become clearly visible.” [Atlantic Cities]
- Can Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell appoint James Dyke Jr. to the WMATA Board of Directors? And, perhaps more importantly, why would he be making $65 per hour? [Examiner]
- The Alexandria City Council wants to add “Old Town” to the King Street Metro station name. Hey, at least it’s not another logo. [WAMU]
- Trial of man accused of killing eight people in road racing accident delayed. [WJLA]
- Arlington’s Thomas Jefferson Theater is going to be closed for the next few months due to earthquake damage. [ARLnow]
- Apparently, fare evasion is a big problem for Virginia Railway Express. [Examiner]
- A dentist’s office moving in right next door to a Dunkin’ Donuts? That just seems cruel. [New Columbia Heights]
- Free the maps! [GGW]
