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Jan 04, 2024

What We Know About The Herndon Woman Gaining TikTok Fame For Tunneling Under Her Home

A woman going by “Kala” on TikTok has gone viral for posting videos of her building underground tunnels underneath Herndon home. Now, local officials are telling her she needs to stop.

Aug 23, 2012

Incessant Cell Phone Chattering on Metro Faces Obstacle

If you don’t have Verizon, it might still be a while before you get full cell phone coverage throughout the Metro system.

Mar 19, 2012

The Trojan Thruway at I-66: Virginia Opens Door to Corporate Naming of Roads

In times of trouble, jurisdictions find creative ways to raise cash. For Virginia, it’s allowing well-heeled individuals and influential corporations to slap their name on roads and bridges.

Jan 03, 2011

Report Says Metro Employees Are Using Tunnels As Bathrooms

Unlike the tipsters at mass transit whistle-blowing blog Unsuck DC Metro, DCist’s tipsters didn’t spend the New Year’s weekend sifting through a recent inspector general’s report. Bunch of slackers, the whole lot of you! (I kid, I kid — we love you all.) It’s a shame, though, since this revelation would have made for some interesting conversation over brunch this weekend.

 
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