Good morning, Washington. If you experienced a power outage at some point on Sunday, you were not alone. Strong winds averaging close to 40 mph knocked out power to as many as 100,000 customers across the metro area yesterday. While not much ice or snow ever materialized during the weekend’s storm, Sunday’s chilly wind made for an uncomfortable time walking through downtown D.C. for many holiday shoppers — we spotted at least one woman near…

>> The Metro board voted 5-1 to approve officially the largest increase in fares in Metro history. [NBC4] >> Two D.C. developers, William C. Smith Cos. and the Jair Lynch Cos., have been chosen to lead the Sursum Corda redevelopment project. [WaPo] >> An MPD mountain bike officer was taken to the hospital Thursday after being struck by a stolen car in the 4200 block of Ord St. NE. [WJLA] >> Queen of Sheba…

>> Are you ready for Papal Invasion ’08? There won’t be a Popemobile, but there will plenty of groveling for everyone to forget about all that molestation stuff. [WashTimes] >> Welcome to the blogosphere, WTOP. >> Wonkette blogger Alex Pareene and his girlfriend Ally Kearny laugh in the face of fake danger! [City Desk] >> Two D.C. police officers said a teenager driving a stolen Jaguar tried to run them down in Petworth last…

Two D.C. Tickets Almost Take Powerball Fortune: While the winning ticket for the $365 million Powerball jackpot was bought in Nebraska, the District can claim two winners, albeit smaller ones. WJLA is reporting that two tickets bought in D.C. matched five of the numbers, netting their holders a cool $667,000. Unfortunately, we didn’t take in that much — $4 is all we can claim in winnings. Post Profiles Fight Against Young Car Thiefs: Today the…

The photo of Alexandria’s George Washington Birthday Parade is by DCist writer Amadie Hart. Bex Blog also has some photos from the parade. Today will be partly cloudy with highs in the upper 40s. Two D.C. Schools Closed Today: Classes were canceled today at Cleveland Park’s Eaton Elementary School after a community group spayed over 500 cats in the cafeteria over the weekend. One parent told the Post she was “shocked” to discover “The…