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- Mayor Vince Gray wants to name a new $15 million library after the late D.C. Board of Education member William Lockridge, but city law prohibits naming public buildings after people who have not been dead for more than two years. [WaPo]
- A suspicious package investigation at the intersection of 14th and F Streets NW is causing a huge traffic problem this evening. Avoid the area if you can.
- Like your bike? Better not leave it outside a Metro station for too long. [Examiner]
- Time’s running out to enjoy one last round of karaoke at the 1409 Playbill Cafe. [Arts Post]
- The District is taking advantage of low interest rates to borrow a whole bunch of money. [Bloomberg]
- John Hendel gets to the bottom of why the Metro Transit Police’s blotter hasn’t been updated since March. [TBD On Foot]
- Is the District going to host the 2013 NHL Winter Classic? Maybe! [ESPN]
- The Baltimore Sun is erecting a paywall. Its reporters appear as if they’re ready to leap off it. [TBD]
- Prepare to be terrified. [Videogum]
- An urban summertime tradition, destroyed. [USA Today]
- A memorial service and funeral for beloved local entertainment critic Joe Barber will take place this week; services are open to the public. [Arts Desk]
- Follies, which packed up its set at the Kennedy Center and relocated to Broadway, is cleaning up in New York. (No surprise there.) [NYT]
- Geez, Monica Hesse really hates Doritos. [WaPo]
