America’s Lawn has events [running into issues] Fort Reno concerts: off again [on again?] Metro fares go up three percent [Metro is now 3% more annoying] Pop up buildings in D.C. [may get the middle finger] D.C. is about to have a tour guide boom [requirements get easier] Kenyan musicians …

“The New York Times is reconsidering its long-standing plan to create an early morning political tipsheet [POLITICO has learned“] SCOTUSblog just can’t catch a break [denied credentials again] NPR crowding Matt Laslo’s space [MD gubernatorial beer preferences] Chris Brown is trying to [make a deal] Marion Barry hears “Yogurt Tax” …

Streetcar delays in D.C. [and in more surprising news, the tooth fairy was your mom] No big deal but Josh Kraushaar rocked it on [Morning Joe today] The McMillan Reservoir Sand Filtration Site [spooky and in your back yard] Arlington can’t forget [what made it the Arlington it is today] …

Russia is threatening [to mess with America’s GPS] District Flea closing indefinitely [hipsters everywhere feel a disturbance] Bill Clinton can see [what’s inside your heart] RIP “Alien” creator and nightmare dreamer [H.R. Giger] We collectively suck [as a driving population] VA teen kicked out of prom [because dads were ogling …

Idiot kid gets arrested when he refuses to sit down at Portugal. The Man [National Zoo concert] The National Mall gets heavy use [so step gently] Marion Barry is being exploited [and coming out with a book] They arrested some Bloods in [Montgomery County] The Silver Line could mean [longer …

Cinco de Mayo [margarita prices] Mirror, mirror on the wall [which rap artist has the largest vocabulary of them all?] Are you single? Do you make $100-200k? [we have the perfect 400 square foot studio for you] The running of the chihuahuas [this is really actually a thing] Building collapses …

#NATIONAL The pollen vortex is here; kids these days; Rob Ford- c’mon man; Godzilla is too fat; “What is a photocopier?”; wearable tech: a gun that needs a watch to fire; we’re entering a post-antibiotic era so see y’all later; mint juleps, anyone?; this joke about May never gets old; …

Stretch out your tweeting thumbs, round up your b-cards, and grab those Crest Whitestrips because it’s finally here– it’s White House Correspondents Dinner Weekend. If you don’t know what we’re talking about, then odds are you are a nobody — it’s #nerdprom weekend and it’s going to get a little …

Adieu dinosaur bones [DC says goodbye to Fossil Hall until 2019] Uber’s defensive [because UberX can be deadly] Nationals conquer the Padres 4-0 [Natitude] Kids too frequently are [skipping school in DC] Old Post Office Tower closing [on Thursday] House of Cards will stay in Maryland after all [everything’s coming …

Worst quote of the week [Akin] Best roof decks in DC? [DCist] We Run DC [good luck this weekend] Photo by Justin Schuck

Obama celebrates talk like a pirate day [argh] Erick Erickson and the black panther [WTF] Mrs. Obama wishes Jimmy a happy birthday [sack race] Flight attendant fight [major delay] Photo by Brandon Kopp

Nats drop 12 bombs in two days [winning] Kim Kardashian heads to Charlotte [the party starts now] RIP Art [Ravens] Wrap it up Bill [love Hill] Photo by mbell1975

“Eventually we’ll get there” [Mrs. Obama takes center stage] Michelle’s biggest fans look on [cool photo] Nats smash six homeruns in win [record] Cory Booker [trying too hard?] DC’s most stolen vehicles [look out] Photo by Bret Manley

Five things to watch for at the DNC [CNN] Farm animal photobomb [cow style] Road closed in Bethesda [for 20 months!] Orioles still winning [one back] Rove vs. Trippi [racing on Segways] Photo by Robb Hohmann

Skins whip up on Bucs [preseason over] Navy Seal’s description of Biden [classic] Obama does Reddit!!!!11 [internet history is made] Fox tells Palin [not now lady] Chris Cooley = Class Act [video] Photo by Chris Suspect