WUSA9 is reporting that three people were shot near Ballou High School in the Congress Heights section of Southeast D.C. this morning. more ›

After a series of public meetings over the past two months, the District Department of Transportation has finally revealed the routing of the first Circulator bus which will travel across the Anacostia River. more ›

Tonight, the District Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting to discuss expanding D.C. Circulator bus service across the Anacostia River for the first time. more ›

As far as drama goes, things appear to be pretty calm at most polling places so far today. But Nikki Peele, who pens the Congress Heights on the Rise blog under the pseudonym The Advoc8te, went to the polls this morning to cast her vote and found one of the District's local leaders making a scene. Peele writes that when she arrived at Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School at 3200 6th Street SE to vote, she noticed ANC 8C03 Commissioner Mary Cuthbert supporting Vince Gray, in total defiance of the "no electioneering" zone. Peele also reports that Cuthbert -- who, if you remember, called one of the challengers running for her ANC position the n-word last month -- was adamant that she was in compliance with the law because she was still 50 feet away from the door of the polling place, regardless of where the sign was placed. Police eventually got involved and it looks like cooler heads prevailed. I guess it's your move, Kathy Henderson. more ›

The District Department of Transportation is considering creating a brand new Circulator line that would travel between Barracks Row and the Anacostia and Congress Heights Metro stations, Jonathan O'Connell reports in the Washington Business Journal. more ›

A happy Friday to you, Washington. Hopefully you all made it in to work on time despite Metro having reduced the speed of their rail cars in several areas this morning. Speed restrictions were in place until 8:10 a.m. along portions of the Orange line in Maryland and Virginia, the Red line from Union Station to Silver Spring and from Shady Grove to Grosvenor, and the Green line from Branch Avenue to Congress Heights... more ›

I was taken aback by an email I received this morning, alerting me to a newly-created hoax website that offers T-shirts, coffee mugs, and buttons inscribed with a simple Metro logo and the phrase "Metrobus Kills." This is not funny, and I will not post a link to the site. However, it puts a very fine point on a problem that has been simmering for a dangerously long time. This past Saturday, Metrobus claimed... more ›

Good morning to those of you who are working today, on a day that many set aside to honor American Presidents with HUGE SAVINGS! and ONEOFAKIND DEALS! We trust that you made the best of your unjustly short weekend, and managed to stay on your feet on the skating rink sidewalks of our fair city. We applaud our neighbors who did their best to keep their portion of sidewalks clear and dry. Unfortunately, we... more ›

While D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty officially pays tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today at the University of the District of Columbia, one question comes to mind -- how well has the District actually guarded and promoted King's legacy? Given the state of a library and an avenue named after the famed civil rights fighter, not too well. The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library stands as a contradiction at the corner of Ninth... more ›

Anyone who rides Metrobuses knows they can sometimes be like a war zone. Crowded aisles, erratic schedules, and that smelly guy next to you have been known to fuel hot tempers in weary riders. Fortunately, these encounters rarely escalate beyond harsh words or rolled eyes. However, it went far beyond that Saturday night on the 92 bus traveling to Congress Heights along Good Hope Road in Southeast. more ›

Is Linda Playing Dirty?: We all know that elections can be dirty affairs. While candidates may carry themselves with distinction, they're not immune from endorsing a dirty trick here or there to hamper an opponent's progress. This year's mayoral campaign has been relatively trick-free, until now, or so claims hard-charging contender Marie Johns, pictured at right. Johns is running behind Linda Cropp and Adrian Fenty in citywide polls, but the assumption is that every vote... more ›

Don't get us wrong. DCist likes the bus. We ride it everyday. And we appreciate all that Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority does to get us around town. But we have to wonder whether WMATA realizes that when it tries to do good, it can create more problems for commuters. A case in point: Yesterday, DCist was waiting for a 90/92 bus at the corner of Calvert Street and Connecticut Avenue in Woodley Park. We... more ›