Rounding up some recent small items, for those who don't wander by the site frequently enough to keep up with the Tidbits To Tide You Over offerings:
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SHOTS FIRED: Apparently gunshots were heard on Half Street SE near the Big Stick on Sunday night, and
MPD reports that a suspect was arrested for the unlawful discharge of a firearm.

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SOUTH CAP OVAL DETAILS: If you really want to go into the weeds (or grass, or trees, or paving stones, or pedestrian flow) of the two traffic ovals coming to either side of the
new Douglass Bridge, these
two documents supporting final approval for the designs from the National Capital Planning Commission are for you. Also, WashCycle has a
detailed look at the final proposed designs, from a bicycling point of view.
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PUNCH BOWL SOCIAL:
From Twitter: New ABRA license app for Punch Bowl Social (1250 Half St SE; ANC 6D); "food made from scratch"; food with "social activities"; 250 seats; 40-seat sidewalk cafe; 20-seat summer garden; live entertainment
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BUILDING A WALL? (no, not that one): The Navy wants to build a flood wall around the Navy Yard that could "increase the flood risk to neighboring properties." (
Bloomberg)
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CAPPER SENIORS COMING DOWN: Demolition began last week on the remnants of the
Capper Seniors building at 5th and Virginia, SE. DCist has a
summary of a report on the fire and its aftermath by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. The official cause remains classified as undetermined, but there are theories--and ATF also faulted DC Fire officials for being too cautious about letting search crews and "other agents" into the building after the blaze.
UPDATE: Here is
the report itself.