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- Today, on That’s Our Barry!: the Ward 8 Councilmember asserts his belief that the various protesters occupying space around town have an “absolute right” to “stay for years.” [D.C. Wire]
- Peter Rogoff, head of the Federal Transit Administration, says David Alpert “wrongly suggested that the Federal Transit Administration and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) intentionally set up roadblocks” to streetcars along the 11th Street Bridge; Alpert argues that the FTA is downplaying the amount of leeway they had in the decision. [WaPo/GGW]
- The former Georgetown Barnes and Noble is probably going to be a Nike store. Meh. [@OConnellPostbiz]
- Protip: don’t ship your marijuana through the FedEx retail store at 2020 K Street NW. [City Desk]
- MoCo legislator wants Walmart to sign community benefits agreement. [WBJ]
- Jamar Freeman, the D.C. teenager who was stabbed to death in Petworth last weekend, was a DYRS ward; there will be a candlelight vigil held later this week in his honor. [WaTimes/Homicide Watch]
- Alexandria’s still looking for a bank robber. [Examiner]
- The Washington Post’s editorial board is still peeved about that grass cutting controversy. [WaPo]
- City’s baby factory in search of new CEO. [WBJ]
- Well, yeah, that makes sense. [NBCWashington]
- Metro’s parking problem: could people selling their residential spots really be the answer? [Examiner]
- Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the O and P Street Rehabilitation Project. [DDOT]
- “It’s striking to me how unpopular what I think the obvious and roughly correct solution is. [RFK Stadium] should be demolished and the empty land plus the open air parking lots should be sold to builders to build . . . whatever.” [Yglesias]
- Virginia’s voters don’t seem to care about the upcoming General Assembly elections. [WTOP]
- Well, that’s a new one. [WJLA]
- Just…slowly back away from the word processor. Please. [TouchArcade]
- Bunch of savages in this town. [NBCWashington]
- Eww, dude. [HuffPo]
