Metro replacing carpet and improving lighting [aw yea] Congresswoman Meng got [mugged] MPD are artists too [MS Paint] Baby Panda cocktails [names] Photo by Dan Lawrence

#NATIONAL 1WTC at 1,776 ft = ‘MERICA; We love our vets! [On Nov. 11 & all other days of the year]; On Instragram straight flexin’; We’re really looking forward to crashing some holiday parties; Adam Levine and his puppy. You’re welcome; Don’t tase me bro; Under Armour drops $150M on MapMyFitness; Sorry; #THEDISTRICT If your colleague went to Fight Night and made it …

Briefcase full of cash! [protest] h/t Hungry Lobbyist Noooooo: K Street AMEX store [closed] Touring the Chesapeake with its [watermen] Your commute may or may not be hellish [truckers] Metro may raise fares next year [shocking] Cabbies still convinced resistance to modernization will help their [business] Photo by Kevin Wolf

Start the clock [shutdown] Metro’s good though [no shutdown] Gas station restaurants [who knew] Goodbye UMD golf course [fore] “Bikers, what bikers?” -City of Alexandria, VA [lanes] 10 things about Homeland you probably didn’t know [knowledge] Photo by Noe Todorovich

How to Go Against Norms in DC: 1) Unsubscribe from All Morning Newsletters Why the hell are the writers of morning email distributions so obsessed with waking you up everyday at or earlier than 6 a.m.?!   2) Live Far, Far Away from a Metro Line Who needs to wait …

Cameras to catch stop sign pausers, pedestrian crossing creepers [scofflaws] The Silver Line is here everyone! It’s here! [magical silver line] All the fun of the CNN Crossfire party without actually needing to attend [recap] The Black Cat turns twenty [almost legal] National Mall grass is looking good [sodded] Photo …

Everybody’s #Twerking for the Weekend: Eliana Johnson spent some time with Corey Booker’s imaginary friend, T-Bone, be sure to tell Jennifer Strong happy birthday today, what will Brian Marshall Johnson (AKA the Hungry Lobbyist) eat for his birthday on Saturday? Wish him a happy 30th, tell Lindsay Casale congratulations on her new job, we take trips now …

We have a [cub!] Red line is about to get [worse] Bike lane blockage [police] RGIII’s shirt fined [$10,000] Photo by Josh Bassett

We were inspired by Nathan Gonzales‘ sheer August creativity in coming up with 6 Things Losing Candidates Say, passed along by Shira Toeplitz. Here’s YET ANOTHER take on his list: 6 Questions DC Tourists Ask: 1. Should we do a segway tour? 2. What’s the mall? 3. Excuse me, how do I get to [insert metro …

Google adding metro alerts [maps] Tiny Desk Concerts moving [music] New segways coming to National Mall [tourists] Photo by Patrick Onofre

L’Enfant Plaza metro station by Andrew Bossi.

And everything else about the district’s public transportation.

Metro Sunset by Jeremy Art

If you’re looking for underground exposure, that doesn’t sound very well at all, Metro needs your services. [WJLA] Metro’s Art in Transit program is holding auditions for live performances at Metro stations. Metro is holding auditions Tuesday at its headquarters in Washington. The transit agency says it is looking for …

Draw your own conclusions. [graphic] h/t LE