Photo by Paul Sharratt.
- The Georgetown University student who was arrested in Cairo yesterday has been identified as Derrik Sweeney, a 19-year-old from Missouri. Here’s blanket coverage of the story from the Hoya blog of record. [WJLA/Vox Populi]
- Metro map designer/redesigner Lance Wyman’s next task: figuring out how to fix Union Station’s signage. [Housing Complex]
- There’s a bit of a brouhaha brewing regarding the Alexandria waterfront. [WaPo]
- An interesting dive into the then-and-now of who’s employing in Arlington. [WBJ]
- Popular 14th Street biergarten/barbecue joint Standard will close for the season on December 4, should reopen in March. [Young & Hungry]
- Wow, Michael J. West is really upset that Howard’s a capella team got cut from The Sing-Off. [Arts Desk]
- D.C. financial reviewer Suzanne Peck has reportedly asked each city agency to figure out a way it could cut its budget by 10 percent. [DCFPI]
- The number of people on probation and parole in D.C. is on the rise, but no one’s really sure why. [Examiner]
- D.C. would be better served with more reliable data on unemployment. [GGW]
- And here’s Jack Johnson, bribe in hand. [@abc7brad]
- The man who has been dubbed the “East Coast Rapist” could be extradited to Virginia for trial. [Examiner]
- The U.S. Senate gave the thumbs up to seven local court nominees. [Legal Times]
- To make way for an appointment by Governor Bob McDonnell, Fairfax County will lose one of its two seats on the WMATA board of directors. Here’s what it means for riders. [Examiner/WaPo]
- Quite possibly the most challenging D.C. sports quiz ever created for mass consumption. [Bog]
- Forget wine on Thursday. [DCBeer]
- “DC Metro Fan Grover Norquist Glides Up A Socialist Escalator” [The Second Alarm]
- Gary Oldman doesn’t care for the District’s red carpets. [TBD]
- To hell with objectivity, I’m rooting for Coolidge in this year’s Turkey Bowl. [AP]
