Were you one of the lucky few who were able to postpone your Monday morning commute until this morning's Metro mess was resolved? Well, we're hearing that normal service between Reagan National Airport and Braddock Road has now been restored. more ›

On September 10, 2009, John Moore, a 44-year-old Metro employee who was working on a section of track between Braddock Road and National Airport was struck by an oncoming train. Moore later died as a result of those injuries, becoming the third Metro employee fatality in a three-month span after the June 22 Red Line crash. Now that you've been reminded of that, you'll probably just as flabbergasted as I was to hear that a group of Metro workers were nearly run down last month near the same section of track where Moore was killed. Adam Tuss reports via Twitter that a "near miss," involving a group of maintenance workers, occurred last month: the workers were on the outbound tracks, when a broken-down train on the inbound side led Metro operators to reroute trains to the outbound side -- but they never told the workers that the trains were coming. Luckily, someone saw the train coming and the workers were able to avoid injury. At least Metro immediately reported the incident to the Tri-State Oversight Committee. more ›

Once again, the country is in a tizzy over a conservative Republican senator doing naughty things. According to a Post report, Sen. Larry Craig (R-Id.) was arrested earlier this month in an airport bathroom in Minnesota after he became a little touchy with an undercover police officer. (Similar allegations were made against him here, though they allegedly occurred in a Union Station bathroom.) Our favorite part? That during an interview with police after the... more ›

Happy Thursday, Washington. Thursdays, as we all well know, are the day of the week when the working weary of D.C. first begin to cast their wistful eyes on the coming weekend, perchance even to plan an evening of alcohol consumption on lo this very night -- because waiting for tomorrow seems so far away, and even if we stumble into work on Friday a little hung over, eh, it's only one day before we... more ›

Good morning, Washington. February's almost upon us, and the D.C. Board of Education is still here. But for how much longer? Yesterday we mentioned the board's attempt at self-preservation. Today the Post brings word that their counter-proposal may be a tougher sell than they had anticipated: an audit of the city's finances returned generally positive results... except in the school system. Within it auditors found resistance and sloppiness that, if not corrected, could ultimately... more ›

An accident involving two Metro employees shut down the south end of the Yellow Line around 9:30 this morning. According to Metro, a four-car train heading into the Alexandria railyard hit two track workers between Huntington and Eisenhower Ave. There were no passengers aboard the train, and the two workers have been taken to area hospitals. The King Street, Huntington, and Eisenhower Ave stations will be closed while the accident is investigated. Yellow Line... more ›

Provided that there’s the promise of amazing daily specials and a fully stocked cooler filled with Italian sodas, we will continue to patronize La Piazza more than once a week. more ›

Although the advent of the real-time Gawker Stalker map has freaked out certain celebrities who would prefer that their Us Weekly-devouring public not know that they're dining at New York's Tao or taking their fruit-monikered babies out for walks on Fifth Avenue, DCist has no qualms about letting its readers know where local celebs hang out. And there's no area celeb more freshly minted than George Mason University basketball coach Jim Larranaga, who just yesterday... more ›

... First up, the District says that it has struck a deal with Howard University to open a hospital on 19th Street in Southeast, a quadrant of the city that is currently underserved in terms of quick access to medical care. But please note that the Post has "Deal" set off by quotation marks in its headline, saying in its lede that it is a "deal in principle." more ›

Since our metrorail system lacks flexibility (read: express-local track configuration) to do ongoing track improvements, three-day weekends are often used by WMATA to fix, upgrade or rebuild sections of rail lines. And the upcoming three-day President's Day weekend is no different. And weekend commuting could be slow as molasses if you're passing through or going to or from Alexandria. According to WMATA, improvements to the King Street metrorail station in Alexandria will necessatate single tracking... more ›