Breakfast links: Bookworms can browse library shelves again next month
Computer users at the Southeast branch of DC Public Library by Jim Havard licensed under Creative Commons.
DC Public Library to reopen for public browsing in June
Starting June 1, visitors will be able to browse and use the common areas for all DC Public Library locations for up to 70 minutes. Face masks will still be required for all staff and guests, including those who are fully vaccinated. (Elliot C. Williams / DCist)
Despite reopening, limitations continue at some area bars and restaurants
Capacity restrictions and mask requirements for vaccinated guests in DC’s bars and restaurants were lifted last Friday and are loosening across the region, but some businesses are taking it slow. (Anna Spiegel / Washingtonian)
Memorial held for pedestrians killed on Georgia Avenue in Montgomery County
Montgomery County residents held a memorial Sunday for a husband and wife who died four years apart while trying to cross Georgia Avenue in Aspen Hill. Residents are calling for the county to step up traffic enforcement and improve street design. (Luz Lazo / Post. Tip: Chester B.)
Fairfax County libraries set to reopen on June 5
Public libraries in Fairfax County will scrap all capacity limits and resume normal services on June 5. Returned materials will no longer need to be quarantined, and fully vaccinated guests won’t have to wear masks. (Scott Gelman / WTOP)
Man fatally struck by Red Line train
A man was killed after being struck by a Red Line train at the NoMa-Gallaudet station on Sunday afternoon. According to video footage, the man intentionally put himself in front of the train. (Justin George / Post)
U Street development proposal revamped to include 186 units
The latest rendering for a proposed development at 13th and U streets NW would scrap 51 hotel rooms and replace them with 44 micro-apartments that could be rented on a short-term basis, bringing the total number of units to 186. (Nena Perry-Brown / UrbanTurf)
An interview with a retiring transportation researcher
Thomas Dingus, who will soon step down as Executive Director of the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, talked in an interview about teen drivers, car safety features, and a “distracted pedestrian epidemic.” (Michael Laris / Post)
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