DCentric

Good morning, DCentric readers! Enjoy your Bacon Latte with these delicious links. What’s that? You aren’t drinking a Bacon Latte? You’ve never even heard of such a thing? Well, you won’t be able to say that by the end of today’s roundup!

A vile caldron of hatred “”The Adrian Fenty loss is only the latest evidence that while African Americans will happily mouth the expected cliches about wanting good schools for their children; they really do not want to pay the dues. . . . In a way, they are reminiscent of their own dim witted teenage children,” one poster wrote.” (The Washington Post)

Some Bacon in Your Coffee? “Caffeine fanatics generally order their usual when entering a favorite coffeehouse. But those who stop to study the menu at Mid “City Caffe might find some head-scratching flavors…A maple-bacon latte, featuring milk spiked with maple syrup and liquid smoke, will likely return this fall. Pool says he takes gentle ribbing from baristas at other coffeehouses about the wacky flavors. They ask: “So what’s the drink that everyone’s going to come ask us to make this time?”” (ashingtonian.com)

D.C.’s September primary likely to be its last “…because there appears to be some hesitancy to hold the primary in the summer months, the primary seems likely to be moved back to June. That, in this Democratically dominated town, raises the prospect of six-month lame ducks. In other words, it may become a regular occurrence for mayors and council members to serve one-eighth of their terms after the voters have decided that they no longer want them there.” (voices.washingtonpost.com)

Medical Marijuana Fees May Price Everyone Out “At some point next year, medical marijuana will finally be available to qualifying patients in the District. The problem? It might be too expensive for anyone to grow it or sell it, much less for anyone to actually afford to buy it.” (DCist)

D.C.’s own “Children’s Zone” in Northeast “A group of charter schools in the Parkside-Kenilworth community in Northeast D.C. will receive $500,000 in grant money from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant is to develop a so-called “Promise Neighborhood,” where children and families receive support services to boost students’ chances of succeeded in school. The “Promise Neighborhood” concept is modeled after the Harlem Children’s Zone, which provides holistic support services for families including education, healthcare and social services.” (amu.org)

Metro isn’t always the best option for transit expansion “…providing transit to Dulles Airport is important, but we can do better for less money. The big problem with the Silver Line is that with all its stops between Dulles and downtown Washington, the trip is going to take a long time. If all you want to do is get to Dulles, then a new bus rapid transit line could get you there faster than Metrorail, and it could be built for less than the cost of a single mile of new Silver Line.” (Greater Greater Washington)