Metro opens new Andrews Bus Garage, ends cash-free pilot effective with bus service changes June 23
For immediate release: June 21, 2019
Metro opens new Andrews Bus Garage, ends cash-free pilot effective with bus service changes June 23
Metro will open its new bus garage at Andrews Federal Center beginning Sunday, June 23, in…
City Paper: D.C.’s Arts Commission Adrift After Council Rejects Mayor’s Attempt to Restructure
The local arts community and D.C. Council beat back many of the proposed changes.
Washington Post: Federal agents search Georgetown home of D.C. Council member Jack Evans
The FBI on Friday morning searched the Georgetown home of D.C. Council member Jack Evans, one day after a legal memo became public saying he “knowingly” violated ethics rules to help friends and clients rather than serve the interests of…
WAMU: FBI Searches Home Of D.C. Council Member Jack Evans
Federal agents searched the Georgetown home of embattled D.C. Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) on Friday morning, indicating that the investigation into allegations of influence-peddling and conflicts of interests continues — and may…
WTOP: FBI searches Georgetown home of DC Councilman Jack Evans
FBI agents searched the Georgetown home of D.C. Councilman Jack Evans on Friday, one day after he put out a letter saying he would step down from the board that oversees the Metro transit agency.
Washington Post: New D.C. Court of Appeals decision in Makiyah Wilson case could mean more suspects…
A recent appeals court ruling could mean that more defendants charged with violent crimes in D.C. Superior Court will be released from jail as they await trial.
Washington Business Journal: This serial entrepreneur is looking to make a big splash with D.C.…
As a former college football player, Shane August believes sports wagering is the closest you can get to the game without being in it.
WAMU: What’s With The Black Stuff On The Jefferson Memorial Roof?
A mysterious substance has been growing on the monument's dome for more than a decade. Here's why it's taking so long to clean.
Washington Times: D.C.’s latest green space project breaks ground
Amid the concrete jungle of downtown Washington, city leaders want to make space for a little greenery.
Maryland Matters: Can Hogan Claim Jack Evans’ Scalp?
Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.’s persistent criticism of Jack Evans, board chair of the Washington, D.C., area’s transit agency, finally paid off.
Petula Dvorak in The Post: Is Trump moral enough to run a bar?
The liquor license for Trump International Hotel in downtown D.C. is up for renewal. And a group of D.C. residents made up of clergy members and judges is asking ABRA to deny the license because the man who is running the country isn’t…
Washington Post: Police investigating ‘possible hate crime’ after transgender woman assaulted,…
She bolted the door as soon as she got home, drew the blinds and tried to breathe.
Washington Business Journal: Jack Evans to resign from Metro board
Just a day after he acknowledged he committed an ethics violation while chairing the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority board, D.C. Councilman Jack Evans will resign from the board at the end of his term as chairman on June 27,…
Washington Post Editorial Board: Jack Evans is departing the Metro board. But the story isn’t over.
METRO BOARD Chairman Jack Evans has acknowledged — contrary to his earlier outspoken denials — that he did indeed violate the transit system’s ethical code of conduct by failing to disclose a conflict of interest. He apologized and said he…
Bruce McNamer in the Washington Business Journal: What business can do to ease homelessness
Last week, several Silicon Valley giants came to Washington, but they didn’t come here to meet with Congress or to discuss tech policy. Instead, they met with local businesses leaders and D.C. government officials to talk about a crisis…
Capital Projections: Bad dads edition
Capital Projections is The DC Line’s selective and subjective guide to some of the most interesting arthouse and repertory screenings in the coming week.
BEING FRANK
(The Film Arcade)
In her new domestic comedy, Miranda Bailey…
Washington Post: Jack Evans to resign from Metro board after probe shows he ‘knowingly’ violated…
Metro board Chairman Jack Evans said Thursday he will resign from the Metro board next week, after a legal memo became public saying he “knowingly” violated ethics rules to help friends and clients rather than serve the interests of the…
Washington Post: Skip scooter service suspended in D.C., Arlington and Alexandria after fires
There was a fire at Skip’s D.C. warehouse early Wednesday; city officials also discovered there had been two fires in the fall involving Skip scooters.
WTOP: Jack Evans to resign from Metro Board after ethics violation
Metro Board Chairman Jack Evans has released a letter outlining plans to resign from the board next week, now that he has acknowledged helping a parking company he was working for without disclosing the relationship.
DCist: Jack Evans Resigns From Metro Board After Doozy Of A Report About His Ethics Violations
Jack Evans is resigning from the Metro Board after the release of a 20-page memo outlining his violations of the transit agency’s ethics code and compact.