A historic preservation board said that while it would support a temporary reprieve for Optimus Prime and Bumblebee, the two sculptures could not remain outside a Georgetown home in perpetuity.

The riverfront land, once owned by George Washington, has been open to the public for more than 50 years.

There’s plenty of open space in the District, but not all of it is very good.

Kelly DiNardo, the owner of Past Tense yoga studio in Mt. Pleasant, had planned to offer a free yoga class to her clientele inside nearby Lamont Park while her almost-two-years-old studio is closed for repainting — problem is, she can’t afford it.

The District Department of Transportation on Wednesday announced the ten projects that have been selected to receive funding through DDOT’s Transportation Enhancement Program. The funding includes grants ranging from $50,000 to $579,500 that go toward making improvements on a variety of transportation related projects. Funding for the program is provided through the Federal Highway Administration. A full list of the selected projects from the DDOT announcement is after the jump….