Photo by Chris Rief
Good morning, D.C. Rumors of a 3 a.m. raid at McPherson Square went completely unfulfilled, as Occupy D.C. lasted through the night without National Park Service officials or U.S. Park Police officers removing any tents or issuing any citations, even though enforcement of the ban against camping in the downtown park went into effect yesterday.
Bookspotting: Lydia DePillis says that the libraries under construction in the Bellvue and Hillcrest neighborhoods, the last two in a series of new branch libraries overseen by Chief Librarian Ginnie Cooper, “might be the most bizarre and wonderful yet.” Designed by the London-based architect David Adjaye, the buildings feature vertical “fins” to filter out direct blasts of sunlight.
Cold Cases: Police in Maryland discovered on Saturday the body of Lenwood “Lenny” Harris, a community activist from Alexandria who went missing last September. Harris died of a gunshot wound, officials said. But as WAMU reports, no one knows who killed Harris or why.
Emily Wax Museum: The Post’s Emily Wax goes on walking tours along Washington’s heritage trails—oh, did you realize there was an old-timey way to appreciate the many young restaurants and hangouts along H Street NE? Walking the commercial strip with an outfit called Cultural Tourism DC, Wax notes that people with institutional memory of the neighborhood are trying to preserve the fact that the name Granville Moore’s actually means something, or that a hip coffee shop was once a trusted five-and-dime.
Briefly Noted: Morning Edition catches wind of Uber’s D.C. troubles … Occupy D.C. seeks restraining order against enforcement … See you in March, Andray Blatche … Carcetti wants add 6 percent to gas sales tax … Another aftershock felt in Virginia.
This Day in DCist: A year ago, trouble was already brewing over the Eisenhower memorial, and DVDs of a bad movie helped a good school. In 2010, the Green Line was smoking.