Back in April 2022, it was reported that the Lerner family began the process of exploring possible changes to the team’s ownership structure, including the possibility of selling the team. Today, the Washington Post reports that the team is no longer for sale.
Metro has announced an agreement with Potbelly Sandwich Shop to lease about 2,300 square feet of prime retail space on the ground floor of Metro’s L’Enfant Plaza headquarters, 300 Seventh St. SW. According to Metro, “The opening, expected this fall, will add to the area’s revitalization, by creating a more active street with vibrant storefront restaurants and retail stores.”
Sticky Fingers Sweets & Eats, the beloved woman-owned DC-based bakery from two-time Cupcake Wars champion, Doron Petersan, will host a Grand Opening Celebration, as well as a ribbon and cake cutting, at its new Flagship Bakery on Saturday, February 24th at 10 AM.
With March 1 being Employee Appreciation Day and Americans working an average of 1,811 hours per year, more than people in most other industrialized countries, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2024’s Hardest-Working Cities in America, with Washington DC coming in ranked #1.
In observance of Presidents’ Day, Monday, Feb. 19, Metrorail will operate weekend frequency with weekday hours. Metrobus will provide Saturday Supplemental service. MetroAccess customers may travel on the holiday, however pre-scheduled subscription trips will be canceled.
The Friendship Heights bus boarding area is freshly repaved and has just reopened for customers again after a two-month-long project to rehabilitate the aging and crumbling concrete.
The following is an official statement by Loudoun County Fire & Rescue on the home explosion that was heard across various parts of the DMV last night. “At approximately 7:38 p.m. on Friday, February 16, 2024, the Loudoun County Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call reporting an odor of gas outside of a residence in the 300 block of Silver Ridge Drive in Sterling.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding $970 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Investing in America agenda to 114 airports across the country, spanning 44 states and three territories. This will include three local airports– Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) in Maryland, Martin State Airport in Maryland, and Washington Dulles Airport in Virginia.
While most people are waking up to snow-covered ground, the amount is far less than projected by the National Weather Service prior to the storm. We’ve also included maps from the four major networks (from Friday morning).
Updated with additional information
Shortly before 8:30pm on Friday night we received various reports of a loud boom being heard/felt in various parts of the DC Metro Area- from Loudoun County, to Montgomery, and DC. This is being attributed to a house explosion on Silver Ridge Dr. in Sterling VA that has killed one firefighter and injured 11 other people (including 9 firefighters).