A new mural sporting the visages of Barack Obama, Bill Cosby, Chuck Brown, and Donnie Simpson has been completed along a wall in the alley next to Ben’s Chili Bowl.

As many as 14,500 people will flock to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center tomorrow as the District gives its last send-off to Chuck Brown, the local music icon who died earlier this month at age 75.

This morning, Donnie Simpson bid farewell to D.C. radio, after a 32-year career in the industry. Simpson has been the morning voice on WPGC (95.5 FM) for as long as I can remember — or more specifically, he’s been the smart, reasonable, clever cornerstone of their morning show since 1993. A disagreement with station management lead the legendary broadcaster to bow out of his current contract early. He hasn’t announced his next steps yet,…