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LEADING THE MORNING NEWS:

  • Enrollment up in D.C. schools. [Post]
  • Department of Corrections employees make a ton in back pay. [Examiner]
  • Virginia Rep. Jim Moran‘s son resigns from his campaign after being caught in a James O’Keefe sting. [Post]
  • Baby dies on Metro. [Examiner]

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

Photos of the Day: Smiley Face.

Brown in Trouble: At-large Councilmember Michael Brown went into this November’s election considering a mayoral bid. Now, he’s just percentage points ahead of a little-known challenger.

Guerrilla Flyering: A Metro passenger fed-up with changing repair schedules has started putting up parody signs around stations.

Real Estate Politics: A Republican takeover of the White House won’t mean a turnover in real estate.

Presidential Eats: Washington restaurateurs say it isn’t always easy to judge whether business improves after President Barack Obama visits.

Safety Dance: As VelocityDC, one of Washington’s top dance festivals, expands, is it losing focus?

LOOSE LIPS, by Loose Lips columnist Alan Suderman. (tips? lips@washingtoncitypaper.com )

  • City trying to use anti-SLAPP law to protect its CFO [Post]
  • Top health officials to talk Chartered Health takeover today. Prediction: Jeff Thompson won’t be there [Examiner]
  • Early voting underway [Times]
  • Corrections officials get massive backpay [Examiner]
  • Young people moving to D.C., old people moving out [Post]
  • Trayon White pushes back against charges of absenteeism [Informer]

HOUSING COMPLEX, by Housing Complex columnist Aaron Wiener. (tips? awiener@washingtoncitypaper.com )

  • The new neighbourhoods of Washington, D.C. [BBC Travel]
  • CNN building in NoMa sells for $106 million. [Post]
  • Assessing the redesign of the Union Station Main Hall. [GGW]
  • Yes, that’s what we need in our cities: motion-activated shrooms. [Atlantic Cities]
  • Bikers to protest illegal Pennsylvania Ave. U-turns tomorrow. [Examiner]
  • AAA knocks new bike lane—but don’t accuse them of calling it a “war on cars.” [GGW]
  • Home sales nationwide hit 2.5-year high. [Reuters]
  • Want to improve your streetscape? Pee on it! [Atlantic Cities]
  • Today on the market: Tradition in Truxton

ARTS LINKS, by Caroline Jones (tips? artsdesk@washingtoncitypaper.com)

  • As if it wasn’t already apparent, people REALLY want movies to be filmed in the city. A bill currently floating around the D.C. Council will collect funds from government contractors for the purpose of luring filmmakers here. [DCist]
  • Will Eastman of Volta Bureau curates the playlist for the latest episode of Dissonance. [Dissonance]
  • Have you voted yet? An Arlington woman has composed a song to make sure you remember. [WJLA]
  • It was only a matter of time: Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei does “Gangnam Style.” Sit down to watch it because this is BIZARRE. [Post]

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

  • Yes, it’s October, and Christmas beer is already here. [Post]
  • Is Old Dominion Brewery opening a rooftop beer garden at Union Market? [PoP]
  • U.S. Marshals clear out Java Green. [Washingtonian]
  • The best tacos around [Eater]
  • Arlington is getting a brewery called CasaNova Brewing & Sound. [ARLnow]

Judging Bloody Marys [Bitches Who Brunch]

Rappers rap about wine. [NoVa Mag]