Breakfast links: DC could use eminent domain to get another grocery store east of the Anacostia river
Safeway at Good Hope Marketplace in Southeast DC is one of the three full-service grocery stores currently open east of the Anacostia river (out of 79 total). Image licensed under Creative Commons.
Eminent domain could bring new grocery store east of the river
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser wants to use eminent domain to bring a grocery store to a vacant lot east of the Anacostia River, a part of the District where many residents lack access to grocery stores and fresh food. (Martin Austermuhle / DCist. Tip: Chester B.)
Fairfax County could allow more housing in Dulles noise path
A Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan amendment proposal would allow more housing in some areas around Dulles Airport, setting construction standards and requiring notifying potential homeowners about airplane noise levels. (Angela Woolsey / FFXnow)
Home sale profits exploded in 2021
Home sellers in the DC area saw average profits jump from $90,000 in 2020 to $140,000 in 2021, a 56% increase. Southwest DC’s 20024 zip code saw among the highest profit gains, with sellers there making 70% additional profit last year. (Nena Perry-Brown / UrbanTurf)
Train strikes, seriously injures person at Bethesda Metro station
On Saturday afternoon, a train struck a person at the Bethesda Metro station, trapping them underneath the train. According to Metro Transit Police, the incident was “likely intentional.” (Bethesda Beat)
A Q&A with one of the advocates calling for better coordinated bus service
A coalition of businesses, non-profits, and transportation advocates called MetroNow released a report calling for the region’s transportation systems to modernize and expand bus service. In a Q&A, coalition co-leader Laura Miller Brooks of Federal City Council talks bus operators, the pandemic, and the path toward resiliency. (Justin George / Post)
MLK Library auditorium to be named for Jeff Bezos
The DC Public Library’s Board of Trustees voted last week to rename the main auditorium in the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library after tech billionaire Jeff Bezos in honor of his $2.7 million donation to the library system’s child literacy program. (Martin Austermuhle / DCist)
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