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TGIF! Take a few minutes off from Jack Evans news and sate your appetite for transit with some of these new concepts for Metro.

Good Thursday morning. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson has made public what he has privately told Jack Evans for months: to resign.

Good Tuesday morning. A majority of the DC Council supports censuring Jack Evans, WaPo reports. Today the ad hoc committee will meet to talk about how to admonish Evans.

Good Monday morning. Few things bring all DC pols together — although statehood comes to mind as a general exception.

Good Tuesday morning. If you need free or cheap mental health care in DC, qualify for Medicaid, and can dial a 1-888 line, you’re in luck. There are 40 certified mental health providers, thanks to the District government.

Good Monday morning. After decades of District residents holding bleak views about the city's public schools, a record 44% believe DC Public Schools and the charter sector are “excellent/good,” a new WaPo poll found.

TGIF. In DC's arts world spat, a detente of sorts was reached this week and Muriel Bowser made two mayoral appointments to the Commission on Arts and Humanities.

Happy Thursday. How do you win over the business community on DC statehood?

Happy Wednesday. Sitting in the third hour of the DC Council’s hearing on Jack Evans yesterday as investigators recited his dizzying conflicts of interest over the years, DL wondered whether the city might be witnessing the height of…

Happy Tuesday. In a new Post poll, 64% of District residents say Jack Evans should resign from the DC Council.

TGIF. Over the summer, Attorney General Karl Racine surveyed city residents over how they felt about drug kingpin Rayful Edmond III getting a reduced sentence.

Happy Thursday. Lefty groups aren't waiting until 2020 to make endorsements for the June primary.

Happy Wednesday. Big Soda is gearing up for a fight against a new tax on sugary drinks.

Happy Tuesday. Anotha’ one …

Happy Veterans Day. More than 60 officials, businesspeople, and members of the local Ethiopian community traveled with the mayor to Ethiopia on Friday.

TGIF! The mayor is a big fan of billionaire Mike Bloomberg’s not-yet-official presidential run. Muriel Bowser tweeted this morning that “an important voice is entering the race for President,” a declaration that fell way flat …

Happy Thursday. Jack Evans says he no intention to resign his DC Council seat, WaPo reports. His lawyers, alarmed with the bullet-train pace of his ethics scandal, pleaded yesterday in a letter to the council chairman and the head of the…

Happy Monday. The NY Times reports that breathalyzers can be remarkably inaccurate in measuring the blood alcohol levels of drivers pulled over, leading to unjust arrests. The paper’s investigation looked at the national picture — and the…

TGIF! DC has a new mega-development project slated for 80 acres of land at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Northwest …

Happy Halloween. DC holds the World Series title for the first time since 1924, and the Nationals are promising a rollicking celebration on Saturday.