Photo by Jeff Gamble.
- Marion Barry comes out as the only Councilmember who supports changing the Height Act. This did not make a difference last night. More on that later. [Housing Complex]
- Councilmember Mary Cheh doesn’t want youths to be able to use tanning beds. How will they get tan? The sun? [NBC4]
- Law enforcement official says Rep. Trey Radel was arrested buying cocaine as part of a “buy and bust” operation in Dupont Circle. [AP]
- How Virginia’s mental health system let Creigh Deeds’ family down. [Times]
- Fairfax County’s public library system will stop throwing away books. [Post]
- Restored O Street Market was once the site of a mass shooting. [Post]
- Kaya Henderson suggests outsourcing middle schools to charters. [GGE]
- The long-delayed, over budget Silver Spring Transit Center may be ready to open next year after additional repair work. [WAMU]
- This Day in DCist: Ben’s Chili Bowl got an app. (Yeah, it was kind of a boring day.)
