WHEREIN: We bring you the developments (happening in and around D.C.) that we think are newsworthy, or, at the very least, almost newsworthy:
- A noose was found in the National Museum of African American History and Culture. (via NBC)
- And Smithsonian employees are rightfully pissed. (via DCist)
- That unruly horrible intersection in Columbia Heights is going to be changing very soon. (via GGW)
- Dudes: They’re bad!
- All those pesky World War I chemicals have almost completely been cleared out of NW. (via ABC)
- The next time you get on a Metro car, it might smell more like mango than sweat and plastic. (via GGW)
- Take a peek at some of the worst food trends in D.C. (and the ones we’ve learned to get over). (via City Paper)
- Columbia, Maryland is kicking off their own book festival and April Ryan, Chimamanda Adichie, and David Ebershoff will be there. (via Washingtonian)
- Bar Charley’s steak game is way better than we thought. (via City Paper)
- The Obama’s have purchased the $8 million home they were previously renting. (via UrbanTurf)
- Also, it’s dumb gorgeous. (via Post)
- We’re one of the 10 most walkable cities in the U.S. Go us! (via WTOP)