Dimas Pinzon was called a hero this summer after he lept onto the tracks (note: not recommended) in order to save a man who had slipped off the platform at the Virginia Square-GMU Metrorail station as a train was oncoming. ARLnow.com managed to obtain the surveillance video of what happened — and its a wild piece of footage.
>> “District of Columbia Public School students already had been warned that they might not have air conditioning when they return to class Aug. 27. Now school leaders say there might not be enough textbooks to go around immediately, either.” [Examiner] >> The Ballston and Virginia Square Metro stations have reopened after an Orange Line train struck and killed a woman earlier this morning. Police are still investigating what happened. [WTOP] >> Can you…
No Paper Crowns for the Guests The Majestic—the latest addition to Cathal and Meshelle Armstrong’s Alexandria empire—held its preview party last night, and DCist was in the house. The King Street restaurant was packed with all your various foodie types mauling the chef and owners, mugging for the roving photographers, and swilling both wine and gossip. With such a high density of gastronauts, I’m sure Majestic’s owners would have rather been serving up their food…
Thursday: >>We haven’t heard the details of what’s going on at Warehouse tonight, but you can stop by for the first evening of Freaky Art, in which “Artists Dana Ellyn and Russell U Richards set your funny bone for laughter and pain.” The last day of Exchange, Baltimore @ D.C. is this Saturday, so you get a two-fer. Warehouse is open tonight from 5 to 10 p.m. Friday: >>It’s Second Friday, so make your way…
Clear your calendar because the gallery season opens with a bang this weekend. Ditch work early tomorrow, meet your cohorts for a quick drink (what, you don’t pre-game for gallery receptions?) and head to the closest art house at six sharp. Beer and wine abound at these showpiece sacella, so bring a date (or find one there!) and up your culture quotient a few notches. If you’ve never been to a gallery before, well, why…
Good morning, Washington. The weather today is supposed to be frigidly chilly this morning with temperatures later rising into the 40s, according to Capital Weather. Drew McDermott’s recent photo of the Virginia Square metrorail station entrance seems timely considering this morning’s first item … A Transit Surplus and a Rate Hike?: Thanks to a 4 percent increase in subway ridership and a 10 percent increase in bus ridership, WMATA officials have gleefully announced they…
People Like Sandwiches: No, people love sandwiches. The Post reports that the carb craze is over and people are flocking to places that have been cashing in on the renaissance of sandwich making. From the Post: A proliferating number of sandwich chains such as Potbelly Sandwich Works, Panera Bread, Corner Bakery and Cosi that offer such items as tuna and Swiss cheese on multigrain bread, a grilled Italian panini on rosemary-onion focaccia, or tandoori chicken…
Just because WMATA released its new budget, it doesn’t mean that problems will magically go away. While reporting on woes on the bus and the metrorail system may seem stale, it is a good reminder of the problems WMATA faces, whether it’s their fault or not. File this one under, it’s probably their fault: A DCist reader based in Ballston amuses us with this story of problems on the Orange Line from this morning. ……
Watchout Foggy Bottom: Inspections of student off-campus housing are moving in the direction of George Washington University. The Post reports that the District is also asking students who fear that they are living in unsafe housing to let them know. Transportation News: The Post has a lot of WMATA-related news this morning. First, WMATA’s police agency is looking to incorporate Eastern-style philosopical training with Aristotlean rhetorical principles into its tactics to calm down unruly passengers….
