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Police Week is here, which means police from across the country parking without regard for traffic laws. NBC 4’s Tom Sherwood caught officers breaking parking laws and not receiving tickets, with one New Jersey police department even bringing its own cones to block off its illegal spot.
LEADING THE MORNING NEWS:
- Councilmember Tommy Wells is officially running for mayor. [City Desk]
- Nationals’ Bryce Harper needs 11 stitches after running into stadium wall. [NBC 4]
- Advocates want people arrested for misdemeanor crimes kept out of jail. [Post]
- National Aquarium doesn’t want to leave D.C. [Examiner]
- Atlantic City makes Maryland’s gambling future look ugly. [Post]
- D.C. streets closed for Captain America filming. [NBC 4]
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HOUSING COMPLEX, by Aaron Wiener (tips? awiener@washingtoncitypaper.com)
- EPA headquarters gets renamed after Bill Clinton. [WBJ]
- D.C.’s the sixth-best biking city in the country. [Walk Score]
- National Cathedral gets a $100,000 prize to repair earthquake damage. [DCist]
- Bikers shouldn’t get to play by their own rules. [Atlantic Cities]
- Bikers should get to play by their own rules. [WashCycle, Atlantic Cities]
- Study underway to overhaul Pennsylvania Avenue public spaces between 7th and 9th streets SE. [Barracks Row Main Street]
- 2020 vision for the Purple Line. [WJLA]
- School expansion taking place across from St. Es East. [Congress Heights on the Rise]
- Today on the market: It’s Mt. Pleasant—the porch comes first
ARTS LINKS, by Ally Schweitzer (tips? aschweitzer@washingtoncitypaper.com)
- Washington National Cathedral is among the many D.C. sites that will receive grant money from American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. [City Desk]
- …and this Greenbelt movie theater will get some cash, too. [DCist]
- The Irish Embassy pulls out all the stops for the Pulitzer-winning poet Paul Muldoon. [Post]
FOOD LINKS, by Jessica Sidman (tips? hungry@washingtoncitypaper.com)
- Why bugs are the food of the future [Grub Street]
- Food events this week [Washingtonian]
- New York chef Michael White bringing Nicoletta pizzeria to Navy Yard. [Eater]
- CreamCycle has salty pickle white chocolate ice cream sandwiches. [Post]
- The hottest outdoor spots to drink [Zagat]
- New Thai restaurant coming to Shaw. [PoPville]