In the late 1960s, the town of Fairmount Heights in Prince George’s County was the site of an important but controversial experimental library, one of the first to tie libraries to services for low-income communities.
By Alex Holt (Maryland Correspondent) • December 8, 2020
How does Baltimore, a major city, lose the busiest part of its busiest transit system—light rail—for over a month during the busiest part of the summer, to the detriment of its bus system and the dismay of roughly 30% of residents who don’t own cars?
A new bill from Montgomery Councilmember Will Jawando would restrict rent gouging for properties near Metro stations, and a second bill would allow more multifamily housing within a mile of Metro rail stations and reduce parking requirements and lot coverage requirements within a half mile of the stations. (Briana Adhikusuma / Bethesda Beat)
A woman was killed by a driver on I-270 Tuesday morning after she hit debris, then pulled over to the highway shoulder and got out of her car. The driver who hit her was swerving to avoid slowed traffic. (Jack Pointer / WTOP)
DC workers cleaned sidewalks at an encampment under the L and M Street train overpass in Northeast. Because of a hypothermia warning they did not remove any tents, but observers were still concerned it was disruptive for residents. (Neal Augenstein / WTOP)
The Arlington County Board will vote on a plan to use demand based pricing in Rossyln and Crystal City so that street parking rates change based on time of day and how many cars are also looking for spots. (Jo DeVoe / ARL Now)
Developers have filed new plans for a site at 13th Street, North Hudson Street, and Washington Boulevard in Clarendon, reducing the maximum building height and increasing the number of proposed units to 269 (Nena Perry-Brown / Urban Turf)
A significant number of coronavirus outbreaks are connected to schools and day cares in DC, new data shows. But DC officials say they are not seeing community spread in classrooms — only that schools are reporting unrelated cases. (Perry Stein / Post)
State Superintendent Karen Salmon called on Maryland counties to bring some students back to school buildings, saying that continued closures risk students’ education and mental health. Mongtomery and Prince George’s County lead the state in COVID-19 deaths, and neither have set a date to return students to school. (Donna St. George / Post)
Former employees describe the behind-the-scenes culture of the critically acclaimed restaurant A Rake’s Progress as “toxic” and “chaotic.” They’ve detailed verbal attacks and practices they viewed as racist and discriminatory at the restaurant. (Sabrina Medora / City Paper)
