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Hurricane Florence to have little effect on D.C. region. So why are commuter trains cutting service?; Edge of Hurricane Florence may skirt D.C. area with showers Friday

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Patrick O’Connell at The Inn at Little Washington. (Photo by Dixie D. Vereen/For The Washington Post)

The Inn at Little Washington earns its third Michelin star, a first for the D.C. region <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/food/wp/2018/09/13/the-inn-at-little-washington-earns-its-third-michelin-star-a-first-for-the-d-c-region/?utm_term=.6044a786110a&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

"It's clear that Washington now has joined the ranks of the great gastronomic capitals of the world," says the Michelin Guide's director

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Hurricane Florence to have little effect on D.C. region. So why are commuter trains cutting service? <https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2018/09/13/hurricane-florence-have-little-effect-dc-region-so-why-are-commuter-trains-cutting-service/?utm_term=.fcc492be8377&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Reductions in Amtrak service to areas south of Washington means more trains at Union Station. That affects the commuter lines.

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Edge of Hurricane Florence may skirt D.C. area with showers Friday <https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2018/09/13/pm-update-mostly-cloudy-with-some-isolated-showers-tonight-increasing-chance-showers-thunderstorms-friday/?utm_term=.8d2772b33b50&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

With Florence in the neighborhood, showers and thunderstorm chances are on the rise through the weekend.

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Stolen: Two-and-a-half tons of grapes from the vines of a Virginia vineyard <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/stolen-two-and-a-half-tons-of-grapes-from-the-vines-of-a-virginia-vineyard/2018/09/13/5afbca0a-b75b-11e8-a7b5-adaaa5b2a57f_story.html?utm_term=.db5acc35a2e1&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Owners say that overnight, thieves stole their grapes, worth an estimated $50,000.

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Dartmouth hires Alexandria native as first female Division I college football coach <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc-sports-bog/wp/2018/09/13/dartmouth-hires-alexandria-native-as-first-female-division-i-college-football-coach/?utm_term=.388688c93128&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Callie Brownson is an offensive quality control assistant with Dartmouth.

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Metro seeks to charge rush-hour fares during major protests and special events <https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2018/09/13/metro-seeks-charge-rush-hour-fares-during-major-protests-special-events/?utm_term=.c93f625a083a&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

The goal, Metro says, is to recoup part of the extra costs incurred by running rush-hour levels of service on a weekend or holiday, which requires significant overtime costs.

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They paid $300,000 cash to a guy named Edward for gold. Now Edward is gone. <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/they-paid-300000-cash-to-a-guy-named-edward-for-gold-now-edward-is-gone/2018/09/12/bd458ca0-b6c5-11e8-a7b5-adaaa5b2a57f_story.html?utm_term=.3b4f2e931bce&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Police in Montgomery County, Md., say the buyers walked off with powdered copper.

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Va. Supreme Court declines to reinstate independent candidate to congressional ballot <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/va-supreme-court-declines-to-reinstate-independent-candidate-to-congressional-ballot/2018/09/13/b5f3ca22-b768-11e8-a2c5-3187f427e253_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Second District race marked by “fraud” after Rep. Scott Taylor’s staff tried to help opponent, a judge said.

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How much would you pay for one more day, one more month with someone you love? <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/how-much-would-you-pay-for-one-more-day-one-more-month-with-someone-you-love/2018/09/13/f6ad8c88-b75e-11e8-94eb-3bd52dfe917b_story.html?utm_term=.cb6af1288065&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

For one family, the total came to nearly $700,000 for 21 months. And they have no regrets.

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Lawyer representing NRA is kicked out of Virginia federal case <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/lawyer-representing-nra-is-kicked-out-of-virginia-federal-case/2018/09/13/b941a85c-b76d-11e8-94eb-3bd52dfe917b_story.html?utm_term=.c28b8bf5ebb1&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

A judge reprimanded William Brewer III for not disclosing a sanction in Texas.

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Drake was so impressed with this restaurant’s service he invited the bartender to his concert <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2018/09/13/drake-was-so-impressed-with-this-restaurants-service-he-invited-the-bartender-to-his-concert/?utm_term=.83e9a9f37e24&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

A worker at RPM Italian made quite the impression on the rapper.

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10 things to do in the D.C. area this weekend <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/going-out-guide/wp/2018/09/13/10-things-to-do-in-the-d-c-area-this-weekend/?utm_term=.e6878a8b9288&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Even know-it-all longtime residents will learn something on one of WalkingTown DC’s free tours, which start this weekend.

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Man fatally shot at Md. cemetery was attending the funeral of his brother, also a homicide victim <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/man-fatally-shot-at-funeral-in-maryland-was-there-to-mourn-his-younger-brother/2018/09/13/5f2abff8-b776-11e8-94eb-3bd52dfe917b_story.html?utm_term=.3d6bc296dfe5&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

The brother being buried that day was a Baltimore homicide victim.

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Household incomes in the District rise dramatically in 2017, to $82,372 <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/household-incomes-bounce-back-in-the-district/2018/09/12/2e97ec82-b6e3-11e8-94eb-3bd52dfe917b_story.html?utm_term=.ad27e98800c0&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

D.C. has nation’s fourth highest median income, but a wide racial gulf persists

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