Photo by Steve Offutt.

“Snoverkill” coming

7-16 more inches are coming tonight (Capital Weather Gang) … We already have the second-highest snowfall of any U.S. city this year, after Syracuse, which typically gets over 5 times our average total. (DCist)

Row house owners probably don’t have to worry about their roofs, and definitely shouldn’t go up there to get snow off (Post) … The Dupont Circle snowball fight is back tomorrow, starting at 2 pm.  (Tip: Ami)  

Who shoveled?

Have DC’s political figures shoveled their properties? Councilmember Jack Evans (Ward 2) did. At-Large candidate Clark Ray did some but a poor job. And Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro didn’t at all. (City Paper)  

Don’t drive or plow this trail

Those stanchions in the middle of bike trail entrances may keep cars from accidentally driving on trails and damaging bridges, but they also means they don’t get plowed. (CommuterPageBlog, WashCycle, Gavin Baker)  (Tip: Gavin Baker)  

Sparks fly on Metro

A Blue Line train hit a communication wire, creating sparks and smoke, but the conductor just said “stand by” for 20 minutes. (Unsuck DC Metro)  

Don’t wait a year to call Muriel

Incompetent inspectors made a simple rental license application take a year for a Shepherd Park couple. They finally got a resolution after emailing the neighborhood list and having Councilmember Muriel Bowser follow up. Most Councilmembers would be on this in a flash; if you’re in a similar situation, don’t wait a year before contacting your representative. (Post)  

Taking away their fare share

Montgomery County may eliminate “super fare share,” a program where the County pays some of an employer’s transit benefit on a declining scale over ten years for employers in Metro-accessible areas. If the cuts go through, many employees will face a spike in their commuting costs. (Gazette)  

Saving through a lottery

8 Michigan credit unions found a way to get “unbanked” people to start saving: a lottery. For every $25 saved, each participant got one entry into a $100,000 drawing, plus smaller monthly prizes. It brought in 11,000 new savers, and unlike the regular lottery, nobody loses. (Post, Chuck Coleman)  (Tip: Chuck Coleman)