DCentric

Good morning, DCentric readers! Are you feeling hail and hearty after last night’s storm?

Brown might turn in keys to luxury SUV Uh…yeah: “Brown spokeswoman Traci Hughes said the council chairman will have the Navigator he’s using returned if it makes financial sense to do so.” (Washington Examiner )

Post office to be renamed in Height’s honor Dorothy Height was a D.C. resident and Civil Rights leader: “It will become the first federal building in the city to be named after a black woman.” (washingtonpost.com)

Who’s Hurt If Government Shuts Down? “Small business are likely to lose a fortune. “As a small business, if the government is shutdown, it’s very bad for us,” says Lamia Afroz of Sal’s Cafe in the Southwest Federal Center…Two thirds of her income is from federal workers in the offices that surround her. The tourists spend just a few hundred bucks.” (WUSA Washington, DC)

Metro Chief Slams Riding While Intoxicated “At one point, Nnamdi asked, “If people cannot take Metro home after a late night out, won’t that contribute to more dangerous, drunk driving?” Sarles replied, “I would hope that anyone getting on our train should not be drunk.” Nnamdi chuckled and moved on.” (NBC Washington)

Bread For The City: Shaw’s Historic Bakeries District of Carbs: “At the popular Pure Food Show at the Washington Convention Hall in 1909, D.C. bakeries put on a massive exhibit that filled the K Street end of the hall. Visitors could observe machines doing the work in a modern factory setting; dirty human hands never touched the bread.” (streetsofwashington.blogspot.com)

Hold Wal-Mart to its promises in D.C. “As a native Washingtonian, I’ve lived through riots and rebuilding, and I passionately want more jobs and retail to flourish in neglected neighborhoods. But as a member of the Advisory Neighborhood Commission for the Union Station area…I can clearly state, without hesitation, that Wal-Mart will not be welcomed in our community without a signed community-benefits agreement.” (voices.washingtonpost.com)