Commenter Nate asked if we would look into what’s been happening on the Red line lately, which he describes as having been suffering from “morning and/or afternoon delays every day for nearly two weeks now.” Indeed, we’ve heard others grumbling about the Red line of late, which is usually one of Metro’s speediest rush hour options. WMATA explains that the current Red line delays are due to ongoing work needed to replace pieces of…

WTOP’s Adam Tuss is the first to the gate with news of Metro’s Board of Directors having agreed today to a fare hike proposal to put forward to the public. Here’s the details: >> Peak Metrorail base fares would increase 30 cents, from $1.35 to $1.65 >> Off-peak rail service would remain at $1.35 >> The maximum rail fare would jump 80 cents, to $4.70 >> If you use SmarTrip, bus fares will remain…

Written by DCist contributor Amy Cavanaugh With all the Smithsonian museums clustered around the mall, it’s easy to overlook the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum, which has been chronicling the life of the area’s residents since 1967. Their new exhibit, East of the River: Continuity and Change, celebrates 500 years of southeast Washington in a sweeping overview of its triumphs and tragedies. From archaeological artifacts to paintings to documents to video, the multimedia components of East…

>> The Nationals might go ahead and pay to change the name of the Navy Yard metro stop themselves. [WTOP] >> Foxhall Road is closed to through traffic from Reservoir Road to Nebraska Avenue until Thursday, October 25, 2007 due to construction. [DDOT] >> Police make arrest in ten year old murder case. [WaPo] >> President Bush called the Dalai Lama a “universal symbol of peace and tolerance” during his ceremony to receive a…

Last week was a busy one when it comes to good comments, with thoughtful and funny ones about the Navy Yard Metro, Columbia Heights Day’s existence, avatars, and more. And speaking of avatars, why not set up your own? Maybe you can be like monkeyrotica, who was the talk of DCist’s commentariat — what’s his going to be? Something profane? Something phallic? Mr. Monkey’s response was this: For an avatar, I was about to go…

WTOP’s Adam Tuss asks an important question: When the new Nationals stadium opens in the spring, fans will head to the Navy Yard stop on the Green line — even though the Stadium-Armory station on the Orange and Blue lines will be the only stop with the word “stadium” in it. Couldn’t there be a lot of confusion on game days? Apparently, WMATA hadn’t thought of this until Tuss asked them about it. It does…

Via this morning’s Examiner, the city is focusing on strategies to reduce the traffic impact of the new baseball stadium when it opens next April. One of the considered options is a reduced “ballpark fare” to try and entice more people to take transit. While reducing the amount of cars and congestion on game days is a certainly a crucial goal, the reduced fare doesn’t necessarily seem like it would make much of a difference….

>> In the early 1970s, Charles Burnett made a film called Killer of Sheep as his MFA thesis film at UCLA, and it became an instant landmark in American cinema. But few people ever got a chance to see it, because the stellar soundtrack included too many classic songs by the likes of Etta James and Dinah Washington to make it affordable to release it into theaters. This week, Washingtonians have a rare chance…

Good morning, Washington. After five straight days of frost warnings, temps will claw their way back into the 50s, though you’ll still need a parka as you head off to work. We guess it could be worse; the Nationals could be driven out of town by a foot of snow. The Cleveland Indians have been forced to cancel several games and play this week’s home games in Milwaukee by the fluffy stuff. Yikes, if…

Yikes. Someone just forwarded us a disturbing e-mail from Commander Diane Groomes of the MPD’s First District. Anyone who walks around the Eastern Market area in the morning hours, or really probably at any hour, will want to know about it. On Friday morning at 0645 hours — a male citizen was walking to Navy Yard when he saw a male dancing in the street — he walked by and then felt a burning sensation…