Metro’s board is leaning away from changing its fare structure and is instead considering targeted discounts for low-income riders. Metro hopes this would attract riders and make fares more equitable. (Jordan Pascale / DCist)
Repair and maintenance work has begun after residents and advocates brought to light deteriorating conditions at Serrano Apartments, an affordable complex on Columbia Pike. But residents say they still struggle with lack of communication and respect from apartment management. (Jo DeVoe / ARLnow)
The Montgomery County Planning Board is expected to approve a 60-unit apartment building in Bethesda next week. The development will be within walking distance of the Bethesda Metro station and future Purple Line station. (Caitlynn Peetz / Bethesda Beat)
DC business leaders met Thursday to discuss new data showing low hotel bookings, high office vacancy, fewer restaurant reservations and modest Metro rail ridership downtown. Their goal is to find ways to lure workers back to the office. (Gigi Barnett / WTOP)
Students are returning to in-person classes in northern Virginia, but rising coronavirus cases have forced officials to adjust health measures. This includes new quarantine instructions, additional testing, and vaccine mandates. (Hannah Natanson / Post)
After three years of work, collaborators working together on the “DC Cat Count” announced there are roughly 200,000 cats in the District, 197,000 of which are housed by humans. Counting cats will help groups better house and care for them. (Dana Hedgpeth / Post)
