Via WMATA:The Pentagon Metrorail station was closed at 2:42 p.m. this afternoon to allow officials to investigate a report of a suspicious package at the station. Trains are not passing through the station. Instead, Blue and Yellow Line stations are turning back at the stations on each side of the Pentagon Metrorail station–at Pentagon City Metrorail station and Arlington Cemetery Metrorail station. Officials have requested shuttle buses at those stations to move customers around the…

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The Pentagon’s top brass seems to have stepped in a steaming pile of irony today. According to the Post, the America Supports You Freedom Walk (known more simply as the Freedom Walk), set to take place this Sunday and show support for the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and memorialize those who died in the 9/11 attacks, is facing increased restrictions on both participation and media coverage. The route, which will wind its way…

It seems odd, however we here at DCist realized recently we had not mentioned the peculiar DC-region practice of slugging. The term refers to the practice of strangers sharing a ride to work in order to utilize the High Occupancy Vehicle Lane in Northern Virginia highways. The helpful website Slug-Lines.com is chock full of interesting details including a comprehensive slugging etiquette guide. Northern Virginia commuters have created an informal system of rules and practices with…

The Pentagon metrorail station has been temporarily closed to investigate what WMATA has termed a “potential hazmat situation.” The closing was announced over the DC Text Alert system, and WMATA has posted this announcement on their website: The Pentagon station is closed to investigate a potential hazmat situation. Hazmat experts are responding to the scene. No trains are permitted to go through the station. Trains are turning back at Arlington Cemetery and Pentagon City. The…