Photo by Heather Schmaedeke
Good morning, Washington. It’s opening day at Nationals Park. Should be about 60 degrees with plenty of sunshine. Perfect weather for an eight-pound hamburger, right?
‘We Simply Wanted an Arrest’: That’s what Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin, said yesterday after George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed her 17-year-old son February 26, was arrested in Sanford, Fla. on second-degree murder charges. Fulton and Martin’s father, Tracy Martin, were in Washington yesterday in an appearance at a convention of Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network. “It’s been a nightmare for 44 days,” Fulton told NBC4.
Wait, Wait. Don’t Interview Me: The Post’s Mike DeBonis suspects D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson is actively avoiding exposure by national media like NPR, based on her conspicuous absence from a Morning Edition story last week on DCPS in the 15 months since the departure of Michelle Rhee. Henderson’s spokeswoman tells DeBonis the chancellor is “just being choosy” with interviews, but more likely, DeBonis argues, Henderson is trying to avoid becoming a national story like Rhee did.
Poultry Politics: Chick-fil-A might have a narrow-minded corporate culture, but it still fries a mean bird. So when the Chick-fil-A food truck finally hits D.C.’s streets in a couple weeks, the City Paper’s Chris Shott asks, will lining up for sandwiches and nuggets make customers homophobes by proxy? Perhaps. One solution: Do what Shott’s friend does, and for each dollar spent on Chick-fil-A, make a matching donation to an organization that promotes gay rights.
Briefly Noted: Regular unleaded gas costs as much as premium did a year ago … One arrested after early-morning shooting in Prince George’s … Lessons from April 3 … Purple Line route changed in Kenilworth Park … Cleanup underway in Virginia Beach fighter jet crash.
This Day in DCist: Last year, the National Air and Space Museum announced it would give the Space Shuttle Discovery a good home (moves in next week!), and Alexander Ovechkin shot some hockey pucks off a roof. In 2010, the Post nabbed four Pulitzer Prizes, including one for Anthony Shadid’s inspired reporting about the later stages of the Iraq war.
