Marion Barry dies at 78. [LL, LL, NYT, WBJ, WBJ, Post, Post, Post, Times]

Barry memorials are “going to be big,” spokeswoman promises. [LL]

Marion Barry: a WCP reader. [LL]

Summer jobs program helps explains Barry’s popularity. [Post]

Candidates line up for Ward 8 seat. [Post]

Post ed board: Barry’s life was “ancient tragedy.” [Post]

Councilmember-elect Elissa Silverman remembers Barry. [LL]

Courtland Milloy talks Barry’s faith. [Post]

Barry fans irate over TMZ headline. [LL, Post]

Petition: Rename H Street and Benning Road after Barry. [Change.org]

Barry and gentrification [Housing Complex]

Barry remembered at Player’s Lounge. [Post]

The first of what LL expects will be many Barry murals appears. [Housing Complex]

“To be in Barry’s proximity could be better than drinking the elixir of life.” [LL]

David Carr on Barry [Washingtonian]

Barry in six songs [Arts Desk]

Charges dropped against nightclub baron Marc Barnes. [Post]

Photo by Darrow Montgomery