Procurement woes could delay St. Elizabeths move-in by a year. [Post, WBJ]

Watch the World Cup with Vince Gray—-and potentially an oppressive heat—-in Freedom Square this afternoon. [City Desk, Post, Times, WBJ]

Metropolitan Police Department looks into five murders in four days. [Post]

The District’s minimum wage goes up to $9.50 an hour today. [City Desk, Post]

Zoning update chopped up by the Office of Planning. [Housing Complex]

The Fort Reno concert series is saved, in part thanks to Shadow Sen. Paul Strauss. [Arts Desk]

Charges won’t be pursued against alleged Supercan thieves. [Post]

Gas prices up in the D.C. area. [WAMU]

What to call Petworth’s Safeway? [City Desk]

Photo by Darrow Montgomery