Photo by David D’Agostino.
- A passionate defense of brutalism and the FBI’s long-maligned Hoover Building. [CityLab]
- The gentrification of one of D.C.’s top vacation spots, Dewey Beach. [WCP]
- WAMU spends an hour at the Rosslyn platform, finds that the Blue Line is pretty much a mess since the Silver Line opened. [WAMU]
- So the Bob McDonnell trial is getting pretty juicy. [Daily Press]
- The secret, deleted chapter from Marion Barry’s autobiography, and how D.C. taxpayers might have paid for it. [Loose Lips]
- Local philanthropist presents plan to save the Corcoran. [AP via WJLA]
- Teen shot while walking around Hyattsville street. [NBC4]
- Bikeshare members get free Shophouse every Sunday in August. [PoPville]
- D.C. woman wants to preserve historic ocean cruise-liner. [Post]
- Inside D.C.’s newest trendy food gimmick: food boat. [Young & Hungry]
- Dog gyms. [Post]
- This Day in DCist: Ian MacKaye sells out.