Breakfast links: Metro’s financial shortfall could leave two bad choices
Metro Center station by Victoria Pickering licensed under Creative Commons.
Metro’s likely choice: get financial help or cut service
With ridership unlikely to return to pre-pandemic levels and a “fiscal cliff” anticipated in 2023, Metro is facing two simple yet difficult choices: get more financial help from area jurisdictions or make unpopular service cuts. (Justin George / Post)
Another block of King Street could become pedestrian only
Alexandria is considering expanding its pedestrian-only block of King Street this spring. (Vernon Miles / ALXnow)
MoCo indoor mask mandate expires Monday night
Montgomery County’s indoor mask mandate expires Monday night at 11:59 p.m., although Rockville and Takoma Park will be requiring masks to be worn in their respective city-owned buildings for the time being. (Steve Bohnel / Bethesda Beat)
109 affordable units in the works for Benning Road
A nine-story development with all 109 units deemed affordable could be coming to an area near the Benning Road Metro station. Amenities would include a co-working space, a fitness center, and 46 bicycle parking spaces. (Nena Perry-Brown / UrbanTurf)
A third of DC’s homes sold above listing price in 2021
In 2021, about 34% of homes sold in DC were above their original listing price, marking a new record high. In comparison, 30% of homes sold in 2020 were at a premium, and only 10% were above listing in 2019. (Nena Perry-Brown / UrbanTurf)
Activist becomes caretaker of Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence
A woman who began protesting against racial discrimination at Lafayette Square in 2018 has taken on the role of being the unofficial curator and caretaker of the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence. So far, she’s donated hundreds of artifacts to local libraries. (Melissa Howell / WTOP)
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