Need to know more about Gore Vidal? Friend and writer Michael Mewshaw has the lowdown on the “man-about-the-world” who recently passed away. “A sort of literary Mike Tyson, he reveled in acting like the baddest man on the planet because of the pain that had been and was still being inflicted on him.” [The Post]

Fans of the Corcoran Gallery of Art’s Beaux-Arts building voiced their opposition against the gallery’s relocation plans. “‘What makes the Corcoran special is the building and space,” said D.C. native Holly Bass at a community meeting Thursday night.'” [WTOP]

A woman found guilty in running over a triathlete in 2010 in Maryland was sentenced to a year in prison. “Littleford’s defense said she stopped twice but continued home, not realizing she’d struck a person and was dragging a bike.” [NBC4]

Fightfighters saved kittens stuck in a sewer drain in Prince George’s County. “Were it not for their sweet little squeals, the newborn kittens probably wouldn’t have lived one more day.” [WJLA]

The Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project is set to open five permanent lanes on Monday. “The highway opens in its new configuration with five lanes each direction between the Wilson Bridge and Springfield.” [AP]

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