Posts about Maryland
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Breakfast links: Future of Giant grocery store in Congress Heights uncertain
The future of the Alabama Avenue SE Giant is uncertain. Person struck by driver on I-395 in Baltimore falls off bridge. Flooding on Rhode Island Avenue NE drowns multiple dogs at pet care facility. Keep reading…
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Three times in my life an urban place enchanted me to cry
Reflections on the poignancy of place in three different settings around the world. Keep reading…
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Federal bill offers hope to first-time homebuyers, but lack of housing supply threatens to blunt its impact in Virginia
Virginia’s Senators joined other Democratic lawmakers in introducing the LIFT Act, intended to help first-time, underrepresented homebuyers and tackle the racial wealth gap. If it passes, however, its success may be blunted by Virginia’s housing supply crisis. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Driver arrested Saturday after numerous hit-and-runs on I-395, I-66, George Washington Parkway
Driver hits as many as 21 cars with stolen vehicles in series of hit-and-runs in Virginia and DC on Saturday. Op-ed: Subsidies to Amazon aren’t paying off. Local developers look to innovate amid labor shortage, high supply costs. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: District’s Black and white unemployment gap largest in the country
DC has the worst Black-white unemployment gap in the country. MTA to shut down Laurel MARC station for ten weeks. DC students get updated SmarTrip cards for new school year. Keep reading…
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Life in Greenbelt and Langston Terrace’s early days
Despite some oppressive rules, DC area residents were grateful to live in the two New Deal-era planned communities, and community blossomed. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Pepco says DC community solar facilities need to manually track power generation
Pepco’s violation of community solar may cost residents thousands. Alexandria will move ahead with waterfront flood mitigation project in 2024. Baltimore’s Department of Public Water ends request for residents to limit water usage after month of restrictions. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: WMATA operator safety lapses continue
WMATA cited for more rail operator safety lapses. West End property owners sue to stop homeless shelter construction. The delicate dance of Washington National Airport’s overnight runway repaving. Keep reading…
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Data suggests fears of bike lane-induced vehicle traffic nightmare on Old Georgetown Road are unfounded
Data shows new Maryland bike lanes make streets safer and do not negatively impact vehicle travel times, a boost to the vision laid out in Montgomery County’s Bicycle Master Plan. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Tysons fastest growing residential region in Fairfax County
Apparently, everyone really is moving to Tysons. Hotels will become affordable housing along Baltimore Avenue in College Park. Airline noise complaints are on the rise across the region. Keep reading…