Not all drivers are thrilled about traffic ovals, but the bridge could be great for cyclists and pedestrians.
D.C. today unveiled renderings for a new bridge that would replace the existing South Capitol Street Bridge across the Anacostia River.
The five men charged with killing five people along South Capitol Street in 2010 were found guilty by a jury this afternoon.
Anytime something dramatic happens in the District, the D.C. Council tends to respond dramatically. But in response to the South Capitol Street shooting that left four teenagers dead one year ago, Councilmember David Catania (I-At Large) opted to take his time to craft a legislative response.
The Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge, which only just went through a major renovation three years ago, will soon close to traffic overnight and on the weekends in order to complete “serious structural repairs,” according to WTOP. The first closure will begin at 8 p.m. tomorrow. Over the next two weeks, the closure will be in effect between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. on most days, though the bridge will be inaccessible the entire weekend of…
A fifth suspect has been arrested in connection with the deadly Mar. 30 shootings on South Capitol Street, D.C. police announced Monday. Jeffrey D. Best, 21, was taken into custody just before 9 a.m. this morning, according to a news release. The most recent arrest comes on the heels of two additional arrests on Friday. Robert Bost, 22, and Lamar Williams, 22, were both arrested last week on murder charges stemming from the shootings, which…
The Washington Post’s Clarence Williams and Paul Duggan are reporting that authorities may be considering dropping charges filed against the 14-year-old boy who was believed to be involved in the deadly March 30 shooting on South Capitol Street. The full extent of the trouble with the case remains unclear, but one problem concerns insufficient evidence that the teenager was involved in the attack at all, according to the sources, who spoke on the condition of…
If the thing weren’t solidly anchored to the ground, we might expect to find the District’s new baseball stadium hiding somewhere in a corner. After all, the last few months have seen enough bad news for Nationals Park to make even the most confident of publicly financed ballparks a little glum. Beyond the low attendance, poor team performance, ever-rising price tag and on-and-off battle over rent (which the District won! Or did they?), the Washington…
>> The Senate might have to work all weekend, in advance of a possible vote on Sunday on whether to take up a $50 billion war funding bill that calls for a troop withdrawal from Iraq in 12 months, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) warned. Be prepared to hear all your Senate staffer friends complain about this at happy hour tonight. [The Hill] >> Foxhall Road will be closed to traffic between MacArthur Boulevard…
Good morning, Washington. Remember last week, when we were wondering what kind of a plan a criminal had after stealing a tanker truck hauling gasoline in Baltimore? The truck was later found parked on South Capitol Street in Southwest D.C., drained of about 7,000 gallons of No. 2 diesel fuel. This morning we learn that the missing gasoline was found at a Chevron station in Southeast Washington, which police are now investigating. Weekend Protests Saw…
