Good morning, Washington. We’ll be standing by for a good chunk of the day to see what the Metro Board decides to do about the proposed fare hike – the Board is meeting at 11 a.m. for a session that is expected to produce a final vote on the fare hikes, which could go into effect as soon as January. Board members have indicated they would likely pass a fare hike that is slightly less…

Good morning, Washington. Recent increases in gun-related crime in the city seems to be today’s main topic of news, just as the Supreme Court may announce today whether it intends to take another look at D.C.’s handgun ban. D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty has scheduled a press conference this morning to address the District’s position on its gun safety law, but in the meantime the Washington Post is questioning the law’s effectiveness and just last…

Good morning, D.C. With much of the hot political action this week taking place at the U.N. General Assembly in New York, it’s our job to pull your focus away from trivial issues the mainstream media seem obsessed with, like global climate change, and bring it back down to what’s really important at the local level, like complaining about how gasoline could be about to get really, really expensive in Maryland. What’s that you…

Outside of Sesame Street and The Cosby Show, there’s only one television program that’s made a substantial impact on me. That show, Yo! MTV Raps, took hip-hop culture from its urban roots and brought it to folks like me living in the nation’s hinterlands. Plus, for those of us pushing or already into our 30s, “Yo!” represents a time when hip-hop music had some semblance of quality and variety. In celebration of a limited edition…