Breakfast links: Once again, Bowser calls for Metro to return late-night service
A busy Metro station by GKJ used with permission.
DC wants late-night metro service
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has requested that Metro return late-night service, from midnight to 3 am on weekends, as soon as possible. Metro has responded, saying that the organization is looking at extending service hours without affecting maintenance. (Post)
The Riders Advisory Council disputes Metro fare increases
The Riders Advisory Council officially opposed fare increases on Metro, telling the board the decision would negatively impact lower ridership and services. (Jordan Pascale / DCist)
DC’s overlooked monuments
As a diverse city, DC’s monuments extend far beyond the city’s federal core. City Paper collects readers’ personal monuments, the spots around the city which imbue it with character and make the city home. (City Paper)
A Bethesda teen’s memorial is missing
The handmade memorial to honor Jacob Cassell, a 17-year-old Bethesda teen who was killed by a driver while riding his bike on Old Georgetown Road July 31, has gone missing. (Caitlynn Peetz / Bethesda Magazine. Tip: Chester B.)
Millennials are leaving big cities
New census data shows that millennials are increasingly leaving large cities. The cause remains complex and likely varied, but factors such as cost of living and housing availability are helping drive the trend. (Wall Street Journal)
More oversight for DC’s marijuana industry?
In DC’s under-regulated marijuana market, sellers and buyers alike look for greater oversight to keep all parties safe, as well as prosperous. In related news, the Gentleman Toker, a local cannabis advice site, is shutting down because its founder doesn’t feel good about the industry any longer. (Joshua Kaplan / City Paper, Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian)
Friction between DC officials over the arts commission continues
As the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities transitions into an independent agency, tensions continue to mount between DC Mayor Muriel Bowser and Council Chairman Phil Mendelson. Mendelson said that the mayor told him she wanted to replace the entire commission board because their job function had changed. (Mikaela Lefrak / DCist)
Why all the religious buildings on 16th St?
DC’s 16th St NW has over 50 religious buildings along it. The reason: planning and zoning along what was designed to be a prominent road through the city. (Mikaela Lefrak / WAMU)
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