Negotiations Loom For W...

WMATA has plenty of problems to deal with. But that won’t stop “protracted labor struggle” from being added to the list. [ more › ] More here:  Negotiations Loom For WMATA, Transit Workers’...
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Old Naval Hospital Reop...

      On Saturday, a stately building on Pennsylvania Avenue SE that had fallen into disrepair was given a second lease on life, as members of the community gathered to celebrate its re-opening after significant and long overdue renovations. [ more › ] The rest is...
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As If It Hasn’t A...

…the home page of the transit agency’s website is defaulting to Korean text this morning. [ more › ] Original post:  As If It Hasn’t Already Been A Trying 24 Hours For...
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Neighborhood News Round...

A regular summary of irregular news and notes from neighborhood blogs and email lists around the District. A Bee in Your Sandbox: “We were at the tot lot at Lafayette today and found the sandbox unusable due to the large number of bees in the sandbox. I saw a hole near the edge...
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Metro Can Do Better, GA...

Metro’s board doesn’t meet frequently enough or spend enough time and energy on planning, and they can’t even measure their own performance, a new government audit found. The Government Accountability Office study of Metro’s governance practices suggests the transit...
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Neighborhood News Round...

A regular summary of irregular news and notes from neighborhood blogs and email lists around the District. A Tree No Longer Grows in Adams Morgan: A member of the Mintwood Place email list wrote to DDOT to complain that a developer on the street had “killed the tree that was there...
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The Needle: Forget You ...

Pop Goes the Beard Award Winner : The surest sign that pop-up shops and restaurants have gone completely mainstream? The federal government is doing one. José Andrés announced today that he’ll team up with the National Archives for ” America Eats Tavern ” this summer,...
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Ethiopian Community Pre...

U.S. Attorney Ron Machen met with leaders from the District’s Ethiopian community Sunday. Though various subjects came up, some who attended the meeting (press was not invited) say most of the discussion concerned the death of Ali Ahmed Mohammed . But that doesn’t mean...
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Metro Bad News Roundup:...

The Metro system, once a reliable point of pride for D.C.’s boosters, has had a rough few years: Safety problems, escalator outages, and rising prices have made the subway a regular subject of local griping. At times, it can be hard to keep up with the torrent of unflattering...
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The Needle: Very Taxing...

Biddle in the Middle : Two days ago, interim At-Large councilmember Sekou Biddle told The Washington Post that he’d  support a potential tax increase on those making over $125,000. Today, though, he’s changed his tune, saying he doesn’t support a tax increase and would...
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