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>> The public memorial for Chuck Brown begins today at noon at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Find all the speakers, performers and other notable guests in our writeup from yesterday. Remember, though, once attendance hits 14,500, the doors will close.

>> What the heck happened at Metrorail’s Shady Grove maintenance site Tuesday that led to a WMATA engineer being struck by a train? The incident is renewing concerns about Metrorail’s safety record, WAMU reports.

>> Ever notice that one guy who’s at every D.C. Council hearing and seems to have testimony about every last bit of policy minutiae? His name is Michael Sindram, and D.C.’s most concerned citizen (sorry, Dave) is on the cover of this week’s City Paper.

>> D.C. introduces something that truly can be looked to as an example for others: a playoff system for interscholastic football. Are you listening, NCAA?

Briefly Noted: George Allen’s Republican primary opponent is a big meanie … D.C. government workers likely to receive back pay for 2011 furlough days … Mayor Vince Gray will speak “someday” about the scandal embroiling his 2010 campaign … Temple Hills man found dead of apparent suicide inside burning building … DCRA says rule changes are coming for second-hand shops.

This Day in DCist: It was a year ago today that Sulaimon Brown said he’d testify before the D.C. Council. (Boy, did that end up being a doozy.) In 2010, Bank of America tried to make itself look good.