The Night Note: 3/17/09

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LOSE YOUR JOB, KEEP YOUR SUIT
If you think you are going to lose your job, you might want to go out and buy a suit. Sound crazy? Not really. Jos. A. Bank has announced a new program called the Risk Free Suit. The men's retailer will refund the price of a suit if you lose your job, allowing you to keep the suit. (NBCWashington.com)

WOW, THAT'S A BIG HOTEL
Thursday evening, representatives from the JBG Cos., developers of the planned U Street hotel at 13th and U streets, were on hand to present an overview of the project and answer questions from neighborhood residents. Although preliminary, the plans for the hotel are impressive. Designed in a style meant to emulate "traditional" DC architecture, the hotel will top out at ten stories and include something in the neighborhood of 250 guest rooms. (14TH AND U)

WELL THIS WAS JUST BOUND TO HAPPEN
Valerie Morrison has less time for love these days. The Philadelphia psychic says clients who once obsessed about romantic prospects are too worried about their economic future. Executives inquire about layoffs. Restaurateurs ask if people will still go out to eat. Homeowners want real estate tips. Anecdotal evidence indicates that psychics, astrologers, palm readers, Tarot card shufflers, numerologists and other paranormal specialists have become the rage as investment advisers and brokers appear clueless. After all, if the times aren't normal, why not try the paranormal? (USA TODAY)

DYLAN'S POT REEKS
Bob Dylan has sung about wind many times -- winds of change, the "Idiot Wind," and the winds that hit heavy on the borderline. But some of his California neighbors Tuesday were singing a new tune about what is blowin' in the wind from his Malibu toilet. A family living near the 67-year-old folk and rock icon's house in the posh California beachside community of Malibu have complained to city officials about an outdoor portable toilet, which is apparently used by guards on Dylan's compound. (MSNBC)

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