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- The “lost WMUC Elliott Smith recordings” story just keeps getting better. [Arts Desk]
- Not to worry, Twitter food truck fanatics — those “propane tank burns” suffered by a Tasty Kabob cook this morning weren’t serious. [All We Can Eat]
- When he isn’t making statements like “nobody expects a bank to hire a bank robber,” Marion Barry is parking in a crosswalk. In front of a fire hydrant. As he sits at a nearby bar. [WaPo/PoP]
- Should Metro install a “tourist zone” to simplify its fare structure? [GGW]
- D.C. United has unveiled its new kits — nothing groundbreaking, but hey, there’s more red! [D.C. United]
- The Payless Shoe Source at 1777 Columbia Road NW is closing. Anyone got any wishes for what will replace it? [The 42]
- WMATA’s stimulus funding is on target. Yippie. [Examiner]
- Occupy DC now has a tea house. So, you know, there’s that.
- Sure, it’s pretty nice outside. But there was a day in November 1974 which was 84 degrees, which seems like too much nice. [NBCWashington]
- The Capitol Christmas Tree has arrived. Woot. [WJLA]
- “They were paying $7,900 per month for themselves and their daughter (that’s pretty much as expensive as the building gets). Next year, the rent went up to $8,169, and the plaintiffs say they’ve paid over $300,000 in rent total. Since then, however, the Hovises complain of miserable living conditions, with water leaking through their ceiling and walls, brown water coming out of the bathtub faucet, the sound of hammering and drilling as apartments on either side were repaired.” [Housing Complex]
- Former Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau has had “better days.” We bet. [SBNation]
- All of the city’s public libraries are going to be closed on Friday for staff development. [DCAlerts]
- To be fair, former Virginia Senator George Allen — who picked the Cowboys to beat the Redskins last week — is probably just playing the percentages. [City Desk/WaPo]
- The D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities has handed out its fiscal year 2012 grants — 227 awards, totaling $3.7 million in all. [DCCAH]
- Waterfront’s Maine Lobsterman Memorial has been saved. [DeBonis]
- The 1800 block of Kenyon Street NW is closed for water repairs, y’all. [DC Water]
- This post sums up the Cleveland Park listserv rather nicely, I’d say. [Cleveland Park Listserv]
- The “12 Days of Christmas”: incredibly expensive, since all those golden rings and the payroll taxes on those 40 maids-a-milking really add up. [AP]
- Behold, the world’s most controversial monuments. [Slate]
