The DC Council voted to increase the minimum wage to $11.50 an hour. [Capital Comment]
Mayor Vince Gray’s administration says it will deliver a formal plan for the DC United stadium by Christmas. [DCist]
Guess which knee injury topped the list of Washington’s worst sports moments of 2013? [D.C. Sports Bog]
“What is twerking?” and other things Washingtonians really wanted to Google to answer this year. [Capital Comment]
The US Postal Service trains its workers on how to avoid dog attacks. [Washingtonian]
Mega Millions jackpot is up to $636 million, but the odds of winning are 1 in 259 million, so why bother? [CBS News]
President Obama wishes Washington had more of the “ruthless efficiency” of House of Cards’s lying, scheming, murdering Congressman Frank Underwood. [Mashable]
Parking meters are the newest icon of the Council’s ethically sketchy situation. [Capital Comment]
No surprises here: Le Diplomate is the toughest table in town. [Young & Hungry]
Afternoon Shots: December 17
The DC Council voted to increase the minimum wage to $11.50 an hour. [Capital Comment]
Mayor Vince Gray’s administration says it will deliver a formal plan for the DC United stadium by Christmas. [DCist]
Guess which knee injury topped the list of Washington’s worst sports moments of 2013? [D.C. Sports Bog]
“What is twerking?” and other things Washingtonians really wanted to Google to answer this year. [Capital Comment]
The US Postal Service trains its workers on how to avoid dog attacks. [Washingtonian]
Mega Millions jackpot is up to $636 million, but the odds of winning are 1 in 259 million, so why bother? [CBS News]
President Obama wishes Washington had more of the “ruthless efficiency” of House of Cards’s lying, scheming, murdering Congressman Frank Underwood. [Mashable]
Parking meters are the newest icon of the Council’s ethically sketchy situation. [Capital Comment]
No surprises here: Le Diplomate is the toughest table in town. [Young & Hungry]
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