Six Arrested in Metro Farecard ScamSix suspected con artists have been arrested for their involvement in a counterfeit Metro fare card scheme. The suspects are accused of trading in counterfeit paper farecards to Metro farecare machines in order to receive legitimate ones, or adding the phony amounts to SmarTrip cards. The cards would then be... continue reading on DCist
Metro to Stay Open Until 3 a.m. on July 4th After AllWMATA has released a schedule for Independence Day -- and it includes a change from what we first told you last week. Metro will open at 7 a.m. and close at 3 a.m. on Friday, July 4. This schedule is different from what was published on WMATA's holiday schedule on... continue reading on DCist
Metro is celebrating National Dump the Pump Day, which is this Thursday, June 19, by giving away one $100 SmartTrip card to the lucky person who can guess how many people will use the Metrorail system that day. If you've got a guess, you can submit your number on... continue reading on DCist
Getting to Andrews Air Show Won't be EasyThe annual Andrews Air Force Base Joint Service Open House and Air Show starts today and runs through Sunday. Metro says they're ready for the large crowds: they plan to use 190 free shuttle buses to ferry attendants to and from the base, which is closed to civilian automobile traffic.... continue reading on DCist
MetroPerforms! Auditions ReturnMetroPerforms!, the city's solution to the perceived scourge of subway busking, is once again seeking District of Columbia-based performers for a second year of the program, which hires local singers, dancers, musicians, poets and other performers to show off their talents at select Metro station entrances. Auditions will take place... continue reading on DCist
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