An article by Jacqueline Trescott in the Post today brings the wild, wonderful world of construction news into the Style section. The Kennedy Center, where this DCist classical music contributor spends an inordinate amount of time in the evenings, has officially wrapped up the long story of its expansion woes.

Seeing orange traffic cones, temporary fencing, large construction vehicles, and swirling dust as you approached the Kennedy Center, we admit, did tarnish the glamor of an evening at the opera. Then again, studies of patron habits showed that 70% of ticket buyers drive to the Kennedy Center, which is how this problem began. Underground garages were expanded to accommodate more big cars and SUVs from the suburbs, and the front of the building was opened up with a new approach made possible by extending 25th Street NW and adding lots of places to pull up and drop off passengers. The roofs of the expanded garage areas were converted into two outdoor plazas, which can now be used for performances and swanky soirées, incredible views and all.

But that’s not even half of the construction woes.