The closure impacts about 20 full-time salaried staffers and 40 freelancers, who don’t know yet if they will transition to other cities or lose their jobs, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Tomorrow, because of a bet between D.C. Mayor Vince Gray and St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay, the St. Louis flag will be flying in front of the John A. Wilson Building.

If you see an odd-looking flag flying in front of the Wilson Building, just take it as a heartless reminder of our gut-wrenching loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.

If the Nationals win the NLDS, the D.C. Flag will fly over St. Louis City Hall for a day. But if the Cardinals win, it’ll be St. Louis’ banner hanging above the John A. Wilson Building.