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Jun 23, 2023

Oh, All The 50+ Places You Can Go On An Intercity Bus Out Of D.C.

Planners took inventory of all the intercity bus companies and the 50+ destinations you can visit without a transfer.

Feb 28, 2023

H Street’s Walmart Will Close Next Month

The city’s oldest Walmart will shutter on March 31.

Jul 28, 2022

Mayor Bowser Requests D.C. National Guard To Support Migrants Being Bused Into Union Station

The mutual aid volunteers who’ve supported migrants since April are unhappy with the mayor’s request. “It’s despicable, and part of the ongoing militarization of humanitarian aid,” the network of 20 local groups tell DCist/WAMU.

Jul 27, 2022

Local Organizers Say Bowser Administration Is Failing Migrants Being Bused To D.C.

The mayor says migrants arriving in D.C. from Texas and Arizona are the federal government’s responsibility. Local groups disagree — and keep stepping up.

Jun 16, 2022

Here’s What D.C.’s New Union Station Could Look Like

Big changes are ahead for the nation’s second-largest rail hub.

Apr 19, 2022

NPS Plans To Clear The Union Station Encampment. Some People Living There Didn’t Know

The National Park Service will temporarily close two encampments in May. At least eight people living there didn’t know this decision had been made.

Apr 18, 2022

Amtrak Seeks To Claim Washington D.C.’s Union Station Through Eminent Domain

Amtrak says it can’t complete necessary repairs to a tunnel underneath the station without the change.

Jan 28, 2022

Man Arrested After Swastikas Found At Union Station, Police Say

D.C. police are working with Amtrak officers to investigate the case as possibly motivated by hate or bias.

Jan 14, 2022

D.C. Is Obsessed With This Snowy Owl At Union Station

The bird of prey has been spotted at Union Station eating lots of pigeons and rats.

Feb 05, 2021

New Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Meets With Frontline Transit Workers, Leaders At Union Station

It was his first public event since his swearing-in as transportation secretary on Wednesday.

 
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