Breakfast links: DC could soon ban cashless businesses in an effort toward inclusivity
DC-based Sweetgreen was cashless for two years but began accepting cash again in 2019. Image by Elvert Barnes licensed under Creative Commons.
Bill banning cashless businesses moves forward
A bill that would ban businesses from requiring sales to be cashless only has passed an initial vote in DC Council. The bill Council voted on includes carve-outs, including pausing the ban during emergencies such as the pandemic. (Colleen Grablick / WAMU)
Virginia’s Metroway line could get chopped
The Metroway route between Pentagon City and the Braddock Road Metro station is one of the lines Metro is considering cutting in its bare-bones budget for the next fiscal year. (James Cullum / ARLNow)
Prince George’s County launches small business pandemic grants
Prince George’s County launched a small businesses grant program this week that allows small businesses with 10 employees or less and less than $250,000 in annual revenue to apply for grants worth $1,000 to $3,000. (Nick Iannelli / WTOP)
Historic designation was denied for the site of a planned halfway house
An application was rejected for historic designation for a former slaughterhouse on Benning Road NE that later served as DC’s longest-running gay bar. The designation would have blocked plans to turn the property into a halfway house for 300 men returning from prison. (Justin Wm. Moyer / Post. Tip: Chester B.)
DC hits a 15-year homicide record
Homicides in DC have hit a 15-year peak following the shooting death of 15-month old Carmelo Duncan this week. That record mirrors many other cities across the country that have seen similar increases in homicides and gun violence. (Peter Hermann and Clarence Williams / Post)
Survey results on Montgomery County policing have been released
Amid discussions on policing and police reform, a Montgomery County task force has released preliminary results of a 6,500-person survey on the role police should play in various situations. (Michelle Basch / WTOP)
A Union Station train hit and injured an Amtrak employee
An Amtrak employee who was transporting baggage with a golf cart was injured after being struck by a train at Union Station. (Dana Hedgpeth / Post. Tip: Chester B.)
A retired ABC correspondent was killed while riding his bike Monday
Tim O’Brien, 77, a retired Washington legal correspondent for ABC News, was struck and killed in a car crash Monday while waiting on a sidewalk with his bicycle to cross a street in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (News4Jax. Tip: Mike Silverstein)
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