Friday Links: Stuff You Might Have Missed

From Willis Shawver. Follow him on Twitter at @WShawver or email him at Willis[AT]borderstan.com. 

The Internet is a big place and you can’t be expected to see everything. Don’t worry: Borderstan Missing Links are here to help. We’ve collected some highlights from the past week that you might have missed. Enjoy.

The District

• DC sixth-best city for parks. More than 95 percent of residents live within a mile of a park. (DCist)
• The Washington Post will begin charging for online access starting June 12. (Mashable)
• Your children are annoying. Sushi bar in Alexandria bans children under the age of 18. (Huffington Post)
• Proposed bill would let District students ride Metro and Circulator buses for free. (Examiner)
• General Manager of Metro makes $350,000 a year. Money well spent? (The Washington Post)
• Local celebrity chef Bryan Voltaggio will compete on season five of Top Chef Masters. (Eater)
• DC police handed out 322,000 parking tickets for expired meters last year. (WAMU)
• Constitution Ave used to be canal and other historic DC waterways. (Greater Greater Washington)
• DC’s population grows 79 percent every workday. Centreville suburb loses 41 percent. (WAMU)

DC Housing

• Former Mount Vernon Business Improvement District director moves to Dupont Circle. (CityPaper)
• I thought we were past the age of “McMansions”. Bigger houses are making a comeback. (Atlantic)
• Developer of new housing developments in Shaw hints at new independent movie theater. (UrbanTurf)
• Plans moving forward for 400 new apartments at Landmark Mall in Alexandria. (The Washington Post)

Pop Culture

• Prepare to be bummed out in sepia. Ken Burns plans documentary about cancer. (Hollywood Reporter)
• Ever wonder what the fellas from Daft Punk look like without their helmets? (Gawker)
• The top ten best movies you haven’t seen. Nope, you haven’t seen them. (UrinalGum)

Sports

• Nationals manager Davey Johnson mercifully shaves his “rally goatee.” (The Washington Post)
• Gio Gonzalez most likely won’t be suspended for his link to performance-enhancing drugs. (NBC4)
• Glenn Beck is hatin’ on RGIII’s new house. Cries about it and then consults his chalkboard. (DCist)
• Do you like statistics? Do you like baseball? Well, Ryan Zimmerman thinks you’re a nerd. (Deadspin)

Random Picks of the Week

• Your random blog of the week … the science behind hangovers … and your Moment of Zen.

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