Many Washingtonians are already making their way out of town for the holidays, and WMATA wants them to know that by the time they get back, some Metrobus routes and timetables will have changed. Beginning Dec. 30, a number of bus schedules will be adjusted, though mostly in small ways. You can check out the entire list of changes here to see if your regular bus route will be affected. Many lines will simply adjust…

Washington woke up this morning to the sad news that Mstislav Rostropovich died in Moscow today, after undergoing treatment for cancer since February. The world has lost a giant of music, an enthusiastic, larger than life figure for many of his 80 years among us. Many Washingtonians felt the loss more keenly because of the Russian cellist and conductor’s long relationship with the city, as Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra from 1977 to…

Okay, okay — we know, this is a Nats town now. But it’d be churlish not to congratulate Cal Ripken Jr. on his election to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Many Washingtonians regularly made the trek to Camden Yards during his streak, and to them Cal felt as much like a hometown hero as any athlete. So it’s good (if unsurprising) to see Ripken receive the nod. And he did it in style: Ripken’s name…