The Needle: Flake 'N' Bake - Washington City Paper

The Needle: Flake ‘N’ Bake

by Perry Stein February 14th, 2014October 16th, 2020

Cold Times: Another unforeseen repercussion of the snow storm: Delivery of 577,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies in the Washington area will be delayed. -3

The Heartless Capital: Happy Valentine’s Day! A Facebook data-based study found that D.C. is the second-worst city for singles to find love. -2

A Flake to the Heart: The artists at the Dupont Circle snow sculpture contest pelted a local TV reporter as he tried to give a most serious snow report. +3

Not Over Til It’s Over: The weather may be warm today, but there’s a chance for up to an inch of snow in the D.C. area beginning Saturday morning. -2

Yesterday’s Needle rating: 39 Today’s score: -4 Friday Bonus: +2 Today’s Needle rating: 37

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