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Washington Post: Metro’s preferred expansion option would create second Potomac River tunnel, add…

Editor Sep 7, 2021
Metro board members Thursday will discuss the results of a two-year study they commissioned before the pandemic

WTOP: Howard U. in-person classes to resume after ransomware attack

Editor Sep 7, 2021
D.C.’s Howard University will resume in-person classes Wednesday, after all classes Tuesday were cancelled in the wake of a ransomware attack last week.

Washington Business Journal: Howard University targeted by ransomware attack

Editor Sep 7, 2021
Howard University is offline and investigating what it says was a ransomware cyberattack that first began disrupting online systems on Friday, officials confirmed Tuesday.

DCist: New Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge To Open To Traffic On Friday Night

Editor Sep 7, 2021
The biggest infrastructure project in the D.C. Department of Transportation’s history is almost ready for drivers, cyclists, and walkers to use.

UrbanTurf: Streamlined Metro Proposals Could Result in New Stations in Georgetown and Union Market

Editor Sep 7, 2021
In 2019, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) released a study floating some ambitious proposals to alleviate congestion on the Blue, Orange and Silver lines.

Washingtonian: Three DC Pools Will Be Open to Dogs This Sunday

Editor Sep 7, 2021
It's an end-of-summer tradition. All dogs must have a valid dog license.

DCist: Can You Outrun A Metro Train? And Other D.C.-Specific Challenges

Editor Sep 7, 2021
Two men sprinted off a Red Line train at Dupont Circle, according to a viral Labor Day weekend tweet, and one of them boarded again at Woodley Park. They were apparently racing the train — one of them successfully.

Washington Business Journal: Here’s how Metro could transform the Blue, Orange and Silver…

Editor Sep 7, 2021
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is outlining a slew of multibillion-dollar alternatives to improve the capacity and reliability of the Blue, Orange and Silver lines — and almost all of them include building new tunnels…

DCist: Unvaccinated D.C. Health Care Workers Could Lose Jobs, Sparking Staffing Concerns For First…

Editor Sep 7, 2021
D.C.’s health department has ordered that all licensed health care workers in the District, including the city’s firefighters, get at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by Sept. 30 — or risk losing their license and possibly their…

DCist: It Looks Like Metro Is Seriously Considering A Georgetown Metro Station

Editor Sep 7, 2021
Could a Metro station in Georgetown be part of the solution to chronic overcrowding on the Orange, Blue, and Silver lines?

Washington Post: New Frederick Douglass bridge hailed as D.C.’s ‘most important’ span during opening…

Editor Sep 7, 2021
The bridge was blessed during the Tuesday event, and the freedom fighter it was named for was recalled as an inspiration

DCist: Howard Cancels Tuesday Classes After University Hit With Ransomware Attack

Editor Sep 7, 2021
Howard University canceled classes and closed off the campus to all but essential employees on Tuesday in the wake of a ransomware attack on the university’s computer network.

WTOP: Howard University targeted by ransomware attack; Tuesday classes canceled

Editor Sep 7, 2021
D.C.’s Howard University has been attacked by cybercriminals in a ransomware attack, which has led to the cancellation of Tuesday classes.

CNN: Ex-FBI official says law enforcement needs to take upcoming right-wing rally in DC ‘very…

Editor Sep 7, 2021
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said Monday evening that law enforcement needs to take the upcoming right-wing rally in support of jailed January 6 rioters "very seriously" as concerns mount about more potential violence on…

Washington Business Journal: Howard University names global financial giant as new primary bank

Editor Sep 7, 2021
Howard University has named JPMorgan Chase & Co. as its primary bank, a move President Wayne Frederick says marks the university’s move away from traditional, and transactional, financing.

WTOP: ‘I do remember the bodies’: DC-area firefighters reflect on 9/11, 20 years later

Editor Sep 7, 2021
Arlington County firefighter Matthew Herrera was racing to a call for an apartment fire in Rosslyn, Virginia, 20 years ago, when his crew was rerouted. Their new destination: the Pentagon, for a report of a plane down in the area.

Philip Kennicott in The Post: At 50, Kennedy Center can no longer be a cultural island

Editor Sep 7, 2021
When the Kennedy Center celebrates its 50th anniversary this month, you might think: Is it only 50 years old? Like so many landmarks in Washington, including the Mall, the arts center on the Potomac seems a lot older than it is. That’s a…

DCist: Eight People Shot, Four Dead After Multiple Weekend Shootings In D.C.

Editor Sep 6, 2021
On Saturday, a sunny warm day during the long holiday weekend, a D.C. police officer heard gunshots coming from near 7th and Longfellow St., NW, in Brightwood Park. Upon arriving at the scene, just after 7:30 p.m., the officer found six…

Washington Post: New $480 million Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge begins opening week with a…

Editor Sep 6, 2021
The bridge replacement is viewed as a critical step toward the transformation of the shores of the Anacostia River

WTOP: Bowser: ‘We have to act with urgency’ on DC violent crime

Editor Sep 6, 2021
D.C.’s mayor addressed another violent weekend in the District, during an event at the new Frederick Douglas Memorial Bridge on Monday.
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