If you didn't know, today is National High-Five Day. And as weird as that may sound, there is something mildly satisfying in giving strangers on the street the surprise high-five. And best of all, there is a local tie-in here -- it was a group of students at the University of Virginia that kicked off the celebration five years ago.

Security Aides Come to Adams Morgan: Concerned with rising weekend crime, business owners in Adams Morgan have decided to hire security aides to help police the rowdy neighborhood, writes NBC 4. The four aides will be armed with nothing more than brightly colored windbreakers bearing the Adams Morgan Business Improvement District logo, though some business owners would rather see more ordinary police out on patrol.

Region's Real Estate Market Safe and Risky: Is that new condo a sound investment or a total waste of money? According to the Post, it all depends on who you ask. Any number of analysts have either sung the praises or shouted the warnings on the region's real estate market, calling it everything from "moderate and stable" to a "housing bubble." The differences in opinion are the result of varying methods of measuring the health of the market, leaving area home buyers and owners with not a whole lot to work with.

Tuesday Saw Heavy Travel on Metro: A possible indicator of what's to come, area transit officials announced that Metro ridership on Tuesday ranked eighth highest in the system's history, notes WJLA. Most significant about this fact is that there were no special events that day, leaving local officials to guess that rising gas prices may have influenced commuters to ride instead of drive.

Briefly Noted: Pedestrian struck and killed by train in Maryland ... Arrests made in carjacking case ... Williams to welcome Chinese president at White House ... Archbishop of Washington to retire soon ... Groups clean up Anacostia River.

This Day in DCist: This time last year we wondered where the city's best mojito could be found, continued speculating as to whether D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams would seek a third term and remained perplexed as to why parts of Arlington kept losing power.

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