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Good Morning, DCentric readers! While you were sighing through Terrible Traffic Tuesday, we were scouring the World Wild Web for delicious links.

Virginia updates their ID policy after nun’s death “Virginia will no longer allow federal employment authorization cards to be used to obtain driver’s licenses or identification cards after a fatal crash involving Benedictine nuns and a drunk Bolivian national facing deportation stoked concerns over the document’s reliability in determining someone’s immigration status.” (voices.washingtonpost.com)

Classist comments but no racist ones. Victory! “What kind of punk steals a little kid’s wagon??” “…keep an eye out for my kid’s wagon…It was swiped off my porch in Columbia Heights (near Holmead) on Saturday…I’m hoping some kids took it for a joyride and ditched it somewhere. Yes, I know, it’s probably already been sold for drug money. And yes, I know, I shouldn’t leave anything out that’s not nailed down.” (Prince Of Petworth )

Bloomingdale could get free, neighborhood Wi-Fi “There are so many things that can divide a neighborhood: race, age, newer residents versus old-timers,” Salatti says. “This was developed here in the neighborhood as a way first and foremost to at least bridge the digital divide in the neighborhood.” (tbd.com)

What a difference two years makes– Dramatic pictures of Yards Park in SE “These are my “before-and-afters” of all of the locations that have a good view of this project.” (JDland: DC Redevelopment )

FIFA officials to tour Washington Wednesday to assess World Cup bids for 2018, 2022 “This is America’s front lawn, the gathering place for the nation,” said Robert Sweeney, president of the Greater Washington Sports Alliance, which attracts and promotes events in the area. “We want to give FIFA a visual and put in their minds what the World Cup would look like here.” (The Washington Post)

DC gets even fancier: Pinkberry is coming. “a D.C. location of the upscale frozen yogurt chain Pinkberry will be “swirling soon.”…No word on the actual location within the District just yet — we’re waiting for a rep to get back to us. But wherever it is, it will be flooded with tears of joy shortly.” (NBC Washington)