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  • Virginia Tech President Charles W. Steger, criticized for his handling of the 2007 massacre, will retire. [Virginian-Pilot]
  • Help fund D.C.’s first cake pop shop. Or don’t. [Post]
  • A man who struck five people with a hammer, one fatally, has been deemed competent for trial. [NBC4]
  • The National Capital Planning Commission and D.C. Office of Planning will conduct a six-month study of D.C.’s building height limit. [WAMU]
  • D.C.’s largest “swimming pool.” a.k.a. a construction zone filled with rain water, has been drained. [PoPville]
  • The Bluth Frozen Banana Stand may not stop in D.C. Come on! [BYT]
  • X-rays on Bryce Harper’s left leg and left shoulder both came back negative following his encounter with a wall. [Post]
  • Go get some free Häagen-Dazs ice cream! [HuffPost DC]