Breakfast links: This Arlington veterans org is turning its post into affordable housing
American Legion is creating affordable housing in Arlington for vets
An American Legion post in Arlington is being sold to an affordable housing agency, and half of the 160 affordable units planned for the development will be set aside for veterans. It's believed to be the first project to combine a veterans organization with affordable housing. (Patricia Sullivan / Post)
A MoCo police officer struck and seriously injured a cyclist
A cyclist is in the hospital with serious injuries after a Montgomery County police officer struck him with a police car in Chevy Chase on Friday night. No additional details of the collision have been made publicly available. (Dan Morse / Post)
Mount Vernon Square could host a maglev station
Officials are considering Mount Vernon Square as a potential location for a proposed high-speed maglev train that would run between DC and Baltimore. Such a station would connect to a nearby Metro station via an underground tunnel. (Luz Lazo / Post)
New docs reveal Maryland’s previously unknown HQ2 incentives
Some of the newly-released incentives that Maryland offered to Amazon in its HQ2 bid include waiving the one-year residency requirement for in-state tuition at University of Maryland schools and plans to fast-track the development process. (Martin Austermuhle / WAMU)
Arlington is again pushing to rename Jefferson Davis Highway
Now that Amazon is officially coming to Arlington, the county is launching a renewed effort to get the Virginia General Assembly to rename the Jefferson Davis Highway. Last year's attempt to change the name was unsuccessful. (Matt Blitz / DCist)
Metro won’t run Yellow Line trains November 28-December 9
Starting next Monday and ending on December 9, Metro will suspend Yellow Line service to rebuild tracks on the Yellow Line bridge that connect the L'Enfant Plaza and Pentagon stations across the Potomac River. In the meantime, the Blue Line will cover stations in Alexandria that are exclusively served by the Yellow Line. (Faiz Siddiqui / Post)
Electric scooters are now officially banned in Norfolk
Norfolk, Virginia is latest US city to prohibit electric scooters. Since scooter operator Bird came to the city earlier this year without notifying public officials, 560 scooters have been impounded and the company owes the city over $93,000 in fines. (Luz Lazo / Post)
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