UPDATE: The Metro Board has put the proposed fare hikes on hold, saying they would like more details about the proposals before they would approve public hearings. They voted to hold a special informational committee meeting on Sept. 27. More than a year ago, then interim Metro Chief Dan Tangherlini began uttering those two little words no transit rider likes to hear: fare increase. At the time though, our favorite transit official was reassuring…

So far this week in transit we’ve posted on some big stories, including the “official” (but not really) groundbreaking for the Inter-County Connector and a possible answer to the age old question, “How many Metro employees does it take to screw in a light bulb?” Not much else in transit news this week, however, we would be remiss not to include one important item: Metro Chief Dan Tangherlini will be hosting a Live Chat tomorrow,…

It was quite a week for baseball here in the District. MLB finally granted the Nationals an owner, but the Lerner group will certainly have its work cut out for it. Emboldened by the culmination of their baseball dreams, some city officials might next try to bring home the Redskins. Owner or no, the battle to get Nats games televised continues. This week, we announced our next big musical event, and we bid farewell…