Office of Zoning doesn’t accept emails because it once received a fake email. [GGW]

Marion Barry wants mandatory preschool. [DCist]

This is the building that inspired the Height Act. You can see why. [Ghosts of DC]

Bachelor pads are getting ridiculous. [WSJ]

The Verizon Center’s getting digital signs that have some neighbors pissed. [Post]

The Alexandria waterfront could see its density tripled. [WAMU]

Repairs begin on the Washington Monument. [DCist]

D.C.’s budget is tighter than it appears, with implications for affordable housing. [Post]

A closer look at D.C.’s truancy problem. [GGW]

Today on the market: Michigan Park’s getting kinda pricey