Breakfast links: Mapping food insecurity could help counties combat hunger
A new website tracks food insecurity in Montgomery County
The county government created FoodStat to map food insecurity and help county programs that combat it. They estimate that around 63,000 Montgomery residents struggle to pay for food, which is driven by the high cost of living in the region. (Bethany Rodgers / Bethesda Beat)
A DC church is facing bankruptcy after the city put construction on hold
St. Thomas Parish in Dupont Circle had to halt work on a new sanctuary building which included housing units while the project goes through zoning appeals. The church is saying that the cost from the delays is adding up, and it may be facing bankruptcy. (Katie Arcieri / WBJ)
Bowser appointee resigns from housing board in the wake of a contentious rally
Joshua Lopez, who organized a rally where an attendee broadcasted antisemitic comments, resigned from the DC Housing Authority board as the DC Council was about to send a request to Mayor Muriel Bowser to remove him from the position. (Martin Austermuhle / WAMU)
Head of Prince George’s Public Schools will step down
Kevin Maxwell, CEO of the Prince George's County school system, will resign after five years on the job. Some Maryland politicians had already called for his replacement, after a list of scandals including losing millions of dollars in federal Head Start grants. (William Ford / Washington Informer)
The I-66 tolls will fund other transit in Northern Virginia
The Northern Virginia Transportation Commission will use money raised by the tolls to fund fifteen transit and road projects, including new bikeshare locations, vanpool programs, rapid accident response, and $7 million in bus service improvements and expansions. (Max Smith / WTOP)
Arlington’s Black Heritage Museum finds exhibit space
The Black Heritage Museum opened a small temporary site above a SunTrust bank on Columbia Pike to display exhibits on the history of Arlington's Black communities. The museum existed online for two decades, but this is its first physical space. (Bridget Reed Morawski / ARLnow)
Duck ramps are back, and better than ever
The Architect of the Capitol has set out new and improved ramps at the Capitol reflecting pool to help ducklings get over the large stone rim. This year the ramps have raised sides in order to keep ducklings from falling off (Dana Hedgpeth / Post)
Nashville voters rejected a massive transit plan for the city
Former Nashville Mayor Megan Barry introduced a proposal to raise taxes in order to fund light rail, commuter rail, rapid bus lines, and expanded bus service in the metro area. The plan was defeated in yesterday's referendum by wide margin. (Joey Garrison / Tennessean)
The QLine streetcar in downtown Detroit is struggling to perform
The QLine streetcar had barely half the ridership it projected in its first year of operations and sold almost no long-term passes. News of these growing pains could hurt a regional tax transportation proposal that might make it onto Michigan's November 2018 ballot. (Detroit Journalism Cooperative. Tip: Gordon Chaffin)
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