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Streetcar daily and more frequent

The DC Streetcar starts Sunday service this week, and will now run every 12 minutes. In other good news, it looks like August set a record for ridership with over 72,000 passengers for the month. (WTOP)  

White is the new Orange

Robert White will take Vincent Orange’s place on the DC Council today. The DC Democratic Party voted for the Democratic nominee for the at-large seat to finish out Orange’s term. (WAMU)  

When the train stops talking

Two Metro passengers self-evacuated from a train in a tunnel outside of Farragut North on Tuesday. The train’s operator had stopped for a red signal, but didn’t know what to do next because his radio wasn’t working. (Post)  

Poverty grows in DC

More black DC residents live in poverty now than before the recession. Poverty rates for black residents increased 4% from 2007 to 2015. (CityPaper)  

Keep that suburban vibe?

Michigan Park residents disagree whether plans to build townhomes near St. Joseph’s Seminary will push out longtime residents and change the suburban feel of the Northeast DC neighborhood. (CityPaper)  

Pricey fix for Potomac sewage

Alexandria pours 70 million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River every year. The city plans to build a storage tunnel, but a permanent fix will cost between $80 and $120 million.  (WUSA)  

Homeless camps kicked out

Prince William County orders residents of homeless camps in Woodbridge to leave within 30 days. Across the county, there are more than 50 homeless camps and more than 500 homeless citizens. (WJLA)  

September surge

The post-Labor Day traffic slog is still going strong as school and Congress are back in session and more drivers take to the road to avoid SafeTrack. (WTOP)  

DC history on display

The new African-American History Museum has numerous artifacts from DC’s history, including stone mined by slaves for the Capitol and a wood panel from Resurrection City, a protest colony on the Mall in 1968. (CityPaper)  

And…

The Capitol scaffolding is finally down, and repairs will finish soon. (DCist) … A group of Virginia Tech students will get to test out their Hyperloop prototype. (WTOP) … Lose something on the Metro? Here’s where it ends up. (WJLA)