District Line Daily: Technology for the Tracks

A morning roundup of news, opinion, and links from City Paper and around the District. Send tips and ideas to citydesk@washingtoncitypaper.com.

Though a significant budget shortfall looms, Metro safety officials are considering virtual safety inspections as a long-term strategy to improve its system for spotting trouble on the tracks.

LEADING THE MORNING NEWS:

A crew fixing a water main was robbed at gunpoint Sunday morning in P.G. County. [NBC4]
Community members help fix an historic black schoolhouse vandalized with racist graffiti. [Post]
An informal Borderstan poll shows residents overwhelmingly support a developer’s plans to remake the SunTrust plaza in Adams Morgan. [Borderstan]
Pigskins win their third straight game. [Post]
Police are investigating two overnight shootings and a stabbing. [Fox5]
Stop using “theater criticism” as an insult, political reporters. [Washingtonian]
The Green Zone pours politically charged drinks at its new Saturday home. [WCP]
Metro ranks right in the middle of other U.S. subway systems in safety and reliability. [Post]

RECENT CITY PAPER STORIES TO HELP YOU MAKE SENSE OF YOUR DAY:

Sick Facility: Staggering incidents of patient abuse at St. Elizabeths.
Reality Indictments: Real Housewives of Potomac cast member is indicted by a federal grand jury.
The Pizza Question: “I take my solemn responsibility to D.C.’s lovers of mediocre but affordable pizza extremely seriously.”

LOOSE LIPS LINKS, by Will Sommer (tips? wsommer@washingtoncitypaper.com)

Official ousted in DGS shake-up sues the city. [LL]
Auditor urges District to take school lunch program in-house. [Post, Times]
Muriel Bowser talks up affordable housing in Ward 4. [Housing Complex]
Colby King considers the fate of Relisha Rudd. [Post]

ARTS LINKS, by Matt Cohen (tips? mcohen@washingtoncitypaper.com)

Soul Brother No. 2, Little Royal, has died. [WCP]
Crooked Beats celebrated grand reopening this weekend. [DC Music Download]
Get to know D.C.’s varied book club scene. [WCP]
Adams Morgan Day organizers want feedback to determine whether this year’s minimal celebration was a success. [Borderstan]

YOUNG & HUNGRY LINKS, by Laura Hayes (tips? lhayes@washingtoncitypaper.com)

Designer adds “forced labor” to Dirty Habit’s decor inspiration. [Washingtonian]
Tom Sietsema wanted Bad Saint to see stars. [Post]
Where to drink beer in Northern Virginia this fall. [Arlington Mag]
D.C.’s best seafood towers. [Eater]
Brooks Headley has some choice words for Michelin. [Lucky Peach]

HOUSING COMPLEX LINKS, by Andrew Giambrone (tips? agiambrone@washingtoncitypaper.com)

Housing Complex in on vacation for a few days.

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