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The latest issue of Washington City Paper is on stands today, and our cover is a profile of Ward 2 councilmember and mayoral candidate Jack Evans. He’s been on the council since 1991 and has already unsuccessfully run for mayor. So why does he think he’s got a shot this time? And what is with all those hashtags on his signs?

LEADING THE MORNING NEWS:

• Why is D.C. subsidizing a grocery store boom in already hot neighborhoods? [Housing Complex]
• D.C. got a mixed review in its latest HIV/AIDS report card. [Post]
• The D.C. Bar Association hosted the first mayoral debate last night, and it looks like if Mayor Vince Gray decides to run, he’ll be a target of all the other candidates. [Post]
• The resurfacing of the 15th Street NW bike lane is just about complete. [WAMU]

RECENT CITY PAPER STORIES TO HELP YOU MAKE SENSE OF YOUR DAY:

Splendid Tablet: Many restaurants are having customers order and pay with tablet or mobile app devices. 

Cab Chaos:Taxicab Commission Chair Ron Linton abruptly adjourned the monthly cab meeting Wednesday after the packed audience of cab drivers got a bit noisy.

Midday Fuel: The always-crowded The Arsenal at Bluejacket is now open for lunch.

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

• Jack Evans talks mayoral ambitions and, finally, what the deal is with those hashtag campaign signs. [WCP]
• U.S. Attorney’s Office wants Office of the Attorney General’s documents related to Jeff Thompson payment, OAG says no way. [Post]
• Cabbies compare their plight to Dred Scott, taxi commish Ron Linton to Adolf Hitler. [WAMU, City Desk, DCist]
• “Like Pig-Pen…Mr. [Vince] Gray’s campaign machine is surrounded by grime.” [Times]
• Councilmembers spar over grocery tax incentives. [Housing Complex]
• Mayor’s office says there’s not enough money for David Catania‘s $100,000 college subsidies. [Post]
• Your dream of Georgetown bar-owning can now be realized. [WBJ]
• Throw out your pictures of the larger Vincent Orange. [Post]
• HIV report card shows improvements in needle and condom distribution. [WAMU]
• LivingSocial will never get its tax break at this rate. [Washingtonian]
• Charter school exec admits embezzling $29,000. [Post]
• Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, White House chief of staff Bill Daley argued over evicting Occupy D.C. [Politico]
• Streetcar work continues. [WJLA]
• Metro promises brighter parking garages. [NBC 4]

HOUSING COMPLEX LINKS, by Aaron Wiener (tips? awiener@washingtoncitypaper.com)

• A profile of Jack Evans, launching a mayoral campaign from a very different Ward 2. [WCP]
• Clinton Yates and Ed Lazere debate gentrification. [Post TV]
• Uber CEO calls D.C. “a real pain in my butt.” [Atlantic]
• Giant and Safeway could be facing a strike. [Post]
• A Taxicab Commission meeting got pretty unruly. [City Desk]
• JBG is indeed everywhere. [WBJ]
• More on the Monument Realty Chinatown project. [Post]
• Today on the market: 16th Street Heights townhouse with rental unit

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

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

• The least douchey bars in D.C. [BYT]
• The eight best places to dine and drink when your family’s in town [DCist]
• Il Canale expanding into former Cannon’s Fish Market space in Georgetown. [Washingtonian]
• Hard-hat tour of Republic, coming to Takoma Park [Eater]
• Palena coffee shop is now open. [Zagat]
• Wu-Tang Wednesday cocktail menu at Satellite Room [Post]
• New taqueria opening late December on U Street NW will have a retractable roof. [PoPville]
• Five hot drinks for cold weather [Drink DC]