The D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board has approved a staff report that concludes that changes to the redevelopment plan for the old Hine Junior High School site have helped resolve some preservation issues, DCMud reports. The changes include redu... »
D.C.'s development chiefs, led by Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development Victor Hoskins, sat for a lengthy D.C. Council budget hearing and provided updates on existing projects in the District's pipeline: Fifth & Eye, Parcel 42, Hill East, ... »
The AT&T Nation's Football Classic didn't bring in as much money as organizers expected in its first year, according to the Washington Examiner. The event at RFK Stadium featuring historically black colleges and universities drew 18,000 attendees and g... »
The Capitol Riverfront neighborhood? It’s a nice place to live even if you've never even heard of the Washington Nationals or don't care about baseball. It’s impossible to tell the business story of the Nationals’ birth (which I did in today’s print ed... »
Lockheed Martin Corp. and its global partners have begun system-level testing in Italy for an international missile defense system, even as budget hawks on Capitol Hill want to kill the program. The tests at Pratica di Mare Air Force Base near Rome wil... »
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority met on Wednesday to begin discussions on the Dulles Toll Road's future toll rates, WTOP reported. Board member Frank Conner says any new toll rates should be set for a least the next two years and that the... »
At a meeting of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Wednesday, Pat Nowakowski, the project leader for the Dulles Rail Project, said the nearly $2.8 billion first phase of the project is now officially expected to come in over budget, WTOP re... »
The NFL Players Association is suing the NFL Coaches Association in D.C. Superior Court for about $650,000, WTOP reported. The players association's complaint says it loaned the coaches' group that amount to cover payroll and other expenses. NFLPA spok... »
The Senate is deciding whether to help the U.S. Postal Service with a short-term cash infusion, and delaying decisions on closing post offices and ending Saturday mail delivery, WTOP reports. The mail agency, teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, says ... »
The Washington Redskins have released their 2012 schedule featuring a Thanksgiving Day game against the Dallas Cowboys, WTOP reported. The Redskins' first game of the year will be played on Sept. 9 against the New Orleans Saints. »
Metro has removed 94 buses from service after an Orion VI bus traveling on Route 50 caught fire on Tuesday, WTOP reported. Last Thursday, another Orion VI bus caught fire while on I-66 in Fairfax. After Thursday's fire, Metro reduced the number of Orio... »
The Senate is deciding whether to help the U.S. Postal Service with a short-term cash infusion, and delaying decisions on closing post offices and ending Saturday mail delivery, WTOP reported. The mail agency, teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, says... »
After more than a decade of construction and delays, the Woodrow Wilson Bridge construction project is finally winding down, WTOP reports. True to the scale of the effort, this "wind-down" will take another year as the Virginia Department of Transporta... »
The space shuttle Discovery is making its final takeoff from the Kennedy Space Center Tuesday to head to the Smithsonian's Udvar-Hazy Center, WTOP reported. NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with Discovery mounted on top of it will fly approximately ... »
The District Department of Transportation's annual "Potholepalooza" campaign starts up Tuesday, WTOP reports. Residents can call 311 to report a pothole, and DDOT says it will patch the holes within 48 hours, compared to the normal 72-hour window. »
