With headliners like Nick Offerman and Janelle Monáe, the Library of Congress-hosted event is set to draw thousands of attendees.

Photo by cstein96 Despite the hubbub that initially came pouring out of Metro’s board this week after WMATA announced it would close three Metro stations, including the one that serves National Airport, for the entire Labor Day holiday weekend, the closures are set to go into effect tonight at 9:30 p.m. A majority of the board got on the phone with Metro General Manager John Catoe last night for a conference call (a seekrit…

There was very little else for Londonist to be concerned with when the threat of a Tube strike became a very unpleasant reality. The inconvenience was extreme: there aren’t many alternatives to the Tube in London despite the best efforts of the Londonist team to get everyone from A to B. Brighter news came in the form of the first ever female Yeoman Warder, or Beefeater as the position is more commonly known, and…

You have to give the D.C. theater community props for organizing something to keep us poor souls stuck in the city for Labor Day Weekend occupied. The annual Page-To-Stage festival, held each year at the Kennedy Center, gives sneak peeks at a number of new works currently in development. The best part? No tickets are required, and all the events are free (first come, first served, of course). Here are just a few buzzworthy offerings…