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Mayoral candidate Muriel Bowser won the festive Ward 8 straw poll last night with 169 votes, or 70 percent of the ballots cast.
LEADING THE MORNING NEWS:
- As it turns out, the Elections Board did not purposefully print the D.C. flag upside down on its election guides as a way to engage voters. It was, as initially suspected, a mistake. [Washingtonian]
- Can the man behind the 11th Street Bridge Park over the Anacostia River pull off the ambitious and pricey project? [City Lab]
- The final mayoral debate was pure raucous last night. [Post]
- The Dallas nurse who contracted Ebola while carrying for the first Ebola patient in Dallas has been transferred to NIH in Maryland. [News4]
RECENT CITY PAPER STORIES TO HELP YOU MAKE SENSE OF YOUR DAY:
This Old House: Our latest cover story tells a 150-year history of D.C., all through one grand—-and now dumpy—-Logan Circle home.
RIP: Restaurateur Mark Kuller, the owner of Proof, Estadio, Doi Moi, and 2 Birds 1 Stone, died Thursday at the age of 61 after a fight with pancreatic cancer.
Zombies: Your last chance to pay your respects to Fort Fringe involves shooting zombies.
LOOSE LIPS LINKS, by Will Sommer (tips? wsommer@washingtoncitypaper.com)
- Mayoral candidates deal with rowdy crowd and each other at final mayoral debate. [LL, Post]
- Catania campaign has another, more musical puppet video. [LL]
- LL makes his Kojo Show debut on WAMU at noon to talk marijuana. [WAMU]
- Elections board claims they printed the District flag upside-down to generate voter interest; they were totally making that up. [Washingtonian, Post, WAMU]
- Who made these mysterious anti-David Catania signs? [Post]
- Other suggestions for generating interest by rotating images 180 degrees. [City Desk]
- Post ed board cheers Vince Gray‘s D.C. General plan. [Post]
- New gun law permit applications are just a week away. [WAMU, Post]
- Cathy Lanier doesn’t want to publicize gun permit holders’ names. [Times]
- District health director aims to quash ebola worries. [Post]
- The District gets its 200th bikeshare station. [City Desk]
- Don’t jump the fence at the White House. [City Desk]
- More on gay-related questions at Wednesday’s debate [Blade]
- The Pride parade could reverse its route. [Blade]
- Does the D.C. region have enough mass transit in its transportation plan? [WAMU]
HOUSING COMPLEX, by Aaron Wiener (tips? awiener@washingtoncitypaper.com)
- Where fatal bike crashes happen in the D.C. region. [WashCycle]
- Can Scott Kratz pull off the 11th Street Bridge Park project? [CityLab]
- Eisenhower Memorial could break ground next year. [WBJ]
- The value of (real) neighborhood blogs. [DCist]
- A photo tour of the Old Post Office building. [Post]
- The revised Intelsat building: better, but not great. [GGW]
- Today on the market: Forest Hills 1BR—$399,000
ARTS LINKS, by Christina Cauterucci (tips? ccauterucci@washingtoncitypaper.com)
- With a $5 million gift from Capital One, the Kennedy Center will up its comedy programming. [Washingtonian]
- Zola Jesus on why the Hirshhorn (where she’ll play tonight) is the perfect music venue [Arts Desk]
- Dave Grohl‘s new HBO documentary miniseries, Sonic Highways, reviewed [Post]
- No more carpet! The Hirshhorn’s been renovated for its 40th birthday. [Express]
- A playlist for this weekend’s Magnificent Intentions festival at IOTA Club & Cafe [D.C. Music Download]
- What to do and who to see at Howard Homecoming [Post]
- The members of San Fermin, who play the Black Cat tomorrow and Sunday, pick songs that remind them of home. [BYT]
- How a local family becomes murderers every Halloween [Post]
- YOUNG & HUNGRY LINKS, by Jessica Sidman (tips? jsidman@washingtoncitypaper.com)
- The best places to eat and drink around D.C. [Express]
- Obituary for Proof, Estadio, and Doi Moi owner Mark Kuller [Post]
- Todd Kliman questions the lack of suburban restaurants in Tom Sietsema‘s fall dining guide. [Washingtonian]
- Spike Mendelsohn‘s new TV show, Midnight Feast, airs. [Zagat]
- El Chucho owners to open Italian restaurant called Little Coco’s. [Post]
- City Tap House plans to fill giant pumpkin with pumpkin beer. [Eater]
- Check out photos of Chez Billy Sud. [BYT]
- Will food allergy hysteria destroy Halloween? [VICE]
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