Breakfast links: All this dry weather has killed young trees on the National Mall
The National Mall by Sebastian Bassi licensed under Creative Commons.
The region’s drought is stressing the National Mall’s trees and lawn
The moderate drought conditions in the area have led to the loss of younger trees along the mall, and irrigation has been needed to keep the mall’s lawn green. Happily, rain is expected Wednesday morning. (Dick Uliano / WTOP)
A pedestrian dies after being struck by two drivers
Julio Vargas Valerio, 67, of Takoma Park, died after the drivers of two vehicles hit him at 7:40 p.m. Sunday night on of University Boulevard near Seek Lane in Silver Spring, according to Montgomery County police. (Dan Schere / Bethesda Beat)
DC repaved 90 miles of roads this year
In part due to the dry weather affecting the Washington region, the District Department of Transportation announced it paved upwards of 90 miles of roadway this year, with more planned as part of a district-wide goal to improve road conditions by 2024. (Kristi King / WTOP)
The region was orginally home to the Piscataway people
Since the DC Council approved emergency legislation last week to rename Columbus Day Indigenous Peoples’ Day, more attention locally may be given to the history of the Piscataway people, who lived along the Potomac River from the Chesapeake Bay to western Maryland. (Dick Uliano / WTOP)
Orange flags mark a dangerous crosswalks in Arlington
An Arlington resident has been selling orange pedestrian flags online that have appeared at intersections in Arlington, Falls Church, and Alexandria since 2017 and have been purchased by Arlington Public Schools and community groups. (Eliza Berkon / Arlington Magazine)
A new space opens for DC artists
STABLE, a 10,000-square-foot brick building that was once a stable for a Nabisco factory in Eckington, is now a nonprofit hub for artists that includes 21 studios for 24 artists, a shared workspace for eight more, a lounge and a 1,100-square-foot gallery space. (Tara Bahrampour / Post)
The Anacostia Community Museum reopens with a new director
Melanie Adams, the recently appointed director of the Smithsonian’s reopened Anacostia Community Museum, wants the museum to include those who have been ignored: “There are great women, great children, great people of color, and all of these people have been absent in the narrative—whether it’s in art, whether it’s in history, whether it’s in science.” (Joshua Kaplan / City Paper)
What can the Helsinki Bus Station Theory teach you about patience?
The Helsinki Bus Station Theory, an idea about perseverance first proposed by Finnish-American photographer Arno Minkkinen in 2004, is something to muse about locally while riding Metro bus down 16th Street. (Oliver Burkeman / The Guardian)
The region’s median home price reaches $431,000
Although the Washington region’s median home price set a record for September and inventory remained at historically low levels, sales volume climbed 15% over last September, reaching $2.1 billion with 98.4 percent of homes being sold at list price. (Tom Acitelli / Curbed)
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