Subject: Afternoon Buzz: What Bowser’s SOTD said (and didn’t) about Metro, streetcars and transit
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Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2015 15:11:00 -0400 (EDT)

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WHAT BOWSER’S SOTD SAID (AND DIDN’T) ABOUT METRO, STREETCARS AND TRANSIT 
Luz Lazo
Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) on Tuesday made a clear stance about the future of the city’s embattled streetcar system.In her first State of the District address, the mayor promised to get the  long delayed system up and running, touched on plans to extend transit benefits to D.C. students, and invest in the Metropolitan Branch trail system. She did not say how the city would pay for any of the initiatives.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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HOGAN REJECTS DEMOCRATIC REQUEST FOR BAN ON STATE-FUNDED TRAVEL TO INDIANA 
Jenna Johnson
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) has rejected a request by a Democratic lawmaker to ban state-funded travel to Indiana until that state repeals its newly enacted Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which critics say could allow businesses to discriminate against gay people and others in the name of religious freedom.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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CLASS OF 2019 ADMIT RATES: FROM SELECTIVE TO ULTRA-ULTRA-SELECTIVE 
Nick Anderson
How low can they go?Every year, it seems, the frenzy intensifies as admission rates decline at many top-tier colleges and universities. The phenomenon is driven by skyrocketing application totals. Here is a look at rates reported for the Class of 2019 at selected schools, compared with what they were a year ago. Keep in mind figures are preliminary. There is some oscillation as wait-lists evolve. Admission rates at a few schools — for example, MIT, Cornell, Duke and Yale — actually edged upward this year.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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SHELL SHOCK: AN OUT-OF-TOWN IMPOSTOR COULD LURK IN YOUR MARYLAND CRAB CAKE 
Tim Carman
April 1, also known as April Fools’ Day, marks the beginning of the blue crab harvest in Maryland, but when it comes to the state’s signature shellfish, it appears the joke is on diners.A new report shows that nearly 40 percent of the crab cakes purchased at local restaurants last year were prepared with imported and perhaps illegally caught crabmeat instead of the more expensive Chesapeake blue crabs that were advertised.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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APRIL OUTLOOK: WINTER BE GONE! FIRST HALF OF MONTH LOOKS WARMER THAN AVERAGE 
Matt Rogers
April should deliver considerable spring-time variability, which will give us reprieve from our late-winter cold story. [
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HAVE YOU MADE EASTER BRUNCH PLANS YET? NO? TIME TO GET ON THAT. 
Becky Krystal
So you haven't made a reservation yet for Sunday's Easter brunch. But fear not. There are still tables available at area restaurants. Here is a small sampling as of Wednesday afternoon, based on spot checks for tables of 4 conducted via OpenTable. (Availability may depend on the size of your party and is, of course, subject to change.)Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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CHEER UP! OUR TRAFFIC’S ONLY THE 74TH-WORST IN THE WORLD 
Julie Zauzmer
TomTom, the GPS company, ranked traffic in all the cities in the world. And for all we might complain about congestion here, it turns out that the District’s traffic is — relatively — not so bad.The average drive in Washington takes 27 percent longer than a drive on uncrowded roads, TomTom found. That means our traffic is not as bad as 73 cities in the world. It’s not even as bad as several other big cities in the U.S. — we rank 9th in the country.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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