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How much snow did D.C. actually accumulate during the latest snowstorm? According to the National Weather Service’s unofficial tally, there was about 11 inches of snow at 1:30 a.m. Friday morning around American University in Tenleytown.

LEADING THE MORNING NEWS:

  • The District paid off the huge DC USA Columbia Heights shopping center parking garage 15 years ahead of schedule. [WBJ]
  • Ten homeless families stayed in D.C. recreation centers during the latest severe winter weather spell. [Post]
  • A patient of St. Elizabeths psychiatric hospital was found dead in the snow Thursday on a sidewalk in the 2400 block of Shannon Place SE at around 1 p.m. [Washington Times]
  • Mayor Vince Gray was ranked the top most gay friendly D.C. mayoral candidate, with Tommy Wells coming in second. [Loose Lips]

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LOOSE LIPS LINKS, by Will Sommer. (tips? wsommer@washingtoncitypaper.com)

  • Vince Gray gets the top rating from LGBT activists, with Tommy Wells right behind. [LL]
  • Paul Zukerberg appeals his attorney general election ballot loss. [Post]
  • Candidates pitch themselves to American University students. [Post]
  • Jonetta Rose Barras: Look past black mayoral candidates. [Post]
  • Gray knows what a bad snow response can do to a re-election bid. [LL]
  • St. Elizabeths man discovered dead in the snow. [Times, Post]
  • Council backs more funds for homeless gay youth. [Blade]
  • Fire kills woman near Rock Creek Cemetery. [Post]

HOUSING COMPLEX is on vacation through next week. (tips awiener@washingtoncitypaper.com)

ARTS LINKS, by Ally Schweitzer. (tips? aschweitzer@washingtoncitypaper.com)

  • House of Cards, now darker than ever. [Post]
  • Pitchfork does not love the new album from Lo-Fang (aka ex-D.C. musician Matthew Hemerlein). [Pitchfork]
  • Somebody loooooooves ASCAP. [NPR]
  • Morrissey will skip D.C. on his next tour. [Pitchfork]
  • An interview with NPR’s Bob Boilen [D.C. Music Download]
  • DJ Heat named DJ of the year at the Fab Awards. [WPGC]
  • Then she made a playlist for Reliable Source. [Post]
  • Local film critics fall in love, debut gimmicky film-review act on Fox 5. [Post]
  • Levine Music expands into Loudoun. [Loudoun Times]

FOOD LINKS, by Jessica Sidman. (tips? jsidman@washingtoncitypaper.com)

  • Valentine’s Day dessert porn [BYT]
  • Nine no-reservation restaurants worth the wait [Post]
  • Here’s the recipe to Rose’s Luxury‘s strawberry-tomato sauce [Hill is Home]
  • Every annoying restaurant phrase in one place [Eater]
  • Six spicy peppers and where to try them [Zagat]
  • Russia House‘s restrooms, reviewed [DCist]
  • Married couples who run restaurants together [Express]