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Video Social media to determine menu for burrito joint’s replacement
For the Chinese New Year, Burrito Del Ray is out, and an experimental menu-rotating restaurant is in, Connect2Mason reports.

Slideshow: The 2012 Washington Auto Show
The 2012 Washington Auto Show shifted into gear Friday. The convention, one of the most popular and widely attended in Washington, D.C., will feature more than 700 new vehicles from 32 domestic and foreign manufacturers, reports The Washington Business Journal.

BRAC history could favor Washington
The Pentagon’s call for another round of military base closures could largely spare the Washington area, where government real estate experts say prior BRAC efforts have streamlined what Defense Department installations still exist in the national capital region, reports The Washington Business Journal.

Kyle Shanahan: Redskins need to add play-making receiver
Two weeks removed from a top-to-bottom evaluation of his side of the ball, Washington Redskins offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan says that a dynamic threat at wide receiver ranks among his top needs, reports The Washington Post.

Park Service asks Occupy DC to remove camping materials by Monday
The National Park Service is asking Occupy DC protesters in McPherson Square and Freedom Plaza to remove all camping material from the parks by Monday – and protesters who do not comply could be arrested, according to a flyer distributed at the camps Friday, reports The Washington Examiner.

Virginia House lifts HPV vaccine requirements for girls
The Virginia House of Delegates voted Friday to no longer require girls to receive the vaccine for the human papillomavirus — a sexually transmitted disease that can lead to cervical cancer, reports The Washington Examiner.

Commute-a-Geddon One Year Later
It’s been one year since the snow storm that spawned “Commute-a-Geddon,” a nightmarish commute that left many people stranded on dangerous roadways and without power, reports Patch.com.