photo via U.S. Botanic Garden

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Exciting news from the U.S. Botanic Garden:

“The corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum) opened last night! Standing 7’1”, this tall bloom still has some stink. Read More

photo by Olaf Zerbock

From the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority:

“Dulles International Airport will hold its triennial full-scale emergency drill on April 27 in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations. The exercise will include multiple airport stakeholders and will test the emergency response and operational capability of the airport and its mutual aid partners. During the drill, normal operations will continue for airport customers. Read More

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via U.S. Botanic Garden

Exciting news from U.S. Botanic Garden:

“Want to know more about the fabulously foul corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum)? Drop by the back of the Tropics house tomorrow morning (Friday, April 19) in our Conservatory to talk with Nate, learn about how the Garden grows and cares for its collection of corpse flowers, why these blooms stink, and the plant’s fascinating life cycle. Bring your questions and connect with plant science professionals in this Expert Is In program.

Friday, April 19, 2024
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Eastern
Location: Conservatory Tropics House
This is a drop-in program. No registration needed.

We have a corpse flower bloom developing, with a potential peak bloom date of April 29-30.”

From MPD:

“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Financial and Cyber Crimes Unit seek the community’s assistance in identifying and locating suspects who used card skimming devices in Establishments in the District.

In the below offenses, a skimmer was located, inside of an establishment, by an employee. MPD responded to the locations and seized the card skimmer as evidence. Read More

Thanks to Alisa for sending: “Zoo loop trail is now open until 7pm!” Read More

photos by Edward Russell

Thanks to Edward for sharing: “The bike lobby in The 202 to the Met Branch Trail is (actually) OPEN!” Read More

FBI Baltimore warns: “Avoid using free charging stations in airports, hotels, or shopping centers. Bad actors have figured out ways to use public USB ports to introduce malware and monitoring software onto devices that access these ports. Carry your own charger and use an electrical outlet instead.”

Thanks to Jax for sharing:

“Pro-Tip Ace Hardware in Adams Morgan will cut and program car keys. I lost my fob years ago and they were able to replace it & cut a new key. Read More

Double cheeseburger(?) BOGO Monday to Friday 7am-pm at Steak N Egg: Read More