Borderstan Brief

Hark, a Hurricane  — The prospect of Hurricane Joaquin hitting D.C. has locals wringing their hands. Will it or won’t it? [Washington City Paper, DCist, Washington Post]

Small Fry, Soft Opening — Smokehouse and fry shop Small Fry opened in Park View yesterday. [Park View, D.C.]

Having a Ball — Tig Notaro, Tim Heidecker, Jim Gaffigan, Janeane Garofalo and plenty more comedians are en route to U Street for this year’s Bentzen Ball. [Express]

Break Out the Big Scissors — Fourteen businesses in Shaw and near U Street were honored yesterday as part of a “ribbon cutting roundup.” [Borderstan]

Uhhhhhh — What do you do when you spot a bag of yellow liquid tied to a tree on U Street? … You blog about it, of course. Of course! [PoPville]