Blog Log: Name Game in Near Southeast

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SO METRORAIL'S NAVY YARD station is probably going to see some sort of name change to better brand the Green Line stop as the home of the Washington Nationals, as WTOP has reported. Otherwise, those unfamiliar with the transit system might end up at the Stadium-Armory station, where RFK Stadium is located. DCist on Tuesday polled its readers in a post titled "Should We Rename the Navy Yard Metro Stop?" Well, DCist should know it doesn't have the authority to rename Metrorail stations, but beyond that jurisdictional matter, the blog's commenters have offered up some worthy suggestions. Our favorite is a reference to Near Southeast's ousted adult entertainment venues: "Something like Navy Yard/Nationals Stadium/Historic Gay Bathhouse District," commenter Monkeyrotica suggests.

Another commenter notes something important: "On that note, we must change Stadium-Armory to RFK Stadium-Armory. We must prevent clueless tourists from their own incompetence."

Good point. First things first. Shouldn't there first be a name for the new stadium before the Navy Yard station is renamed? Oh, details. [WTOP; DCist]

» HERE WE GO AGAIN: There's another petition to get a high-end grocery store in the Gallery Place-Chinatown-Verizonville-Penn Quarter neighborhood. This time, the people — and Douglas Development — want a Whole Foods. Good luck with that. [PQ Living]

» OVERPLAYED: The good folks over at law firm Sullivan & Cromwell are trying to lure new young lawyers not only with big fat bonuses, but also, oddly, with bonsai trees. The evidence is here. Why not a big credenza to stash loot in? [Above the Law; Law Blog/WSJ]

» QUICKLY QUOTED: Ahhh, this situation must have been awkward: "In that brief moment of eye contact I tried to say 'I am a student of history, not a pseudo-scientific Victorian eugenicist! Horrible misunderstanding!'" [EJ Takes Life]

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