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Enjoy the Journey TODAY’S SCRIPTURE “The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day” (Proverbs 4:18, NIV) TODAY’S WORD from Joel and Victoria Sometimes it’s easy to become so goal-oriented and so focused on our dreams that we overlook the simple things that […]
VIA WTOP: Same-sex marriage has only been legal in the District for about two months, but the city is on track to set a record for marriages this year. The D.C. Superior Court has already issued more than 2,000 marriage licenses. “To put that in perspective,” Judge William Jackson says. “All of last year was […]
VIA WTOP: The new “barnes dance” crossing at one of the busiest intersections in the District is being met with some mixed reviews. The D.C. Department of Transportation unveiled this unusual pedestrian crossing in Chinatown Wednesday, just a few blocks from the Verizon Center. Here’s how a “barnes dance” works: Traffic is allowed to cycle […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER: The extra dime per trip that Metro began to charge riders this spring isn’t making up for the emergency budget shortfall it was supposed to help solve, according to a new Metro report. In fact, the agency says it has an even bigger hole than it forecast. Instead of a $40 […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: A substitute Loudoun County school bus driver was charged with simple assault after allegedly striking a student who refused to turn down his iPod, authorities said. Lavangila N. McKissic, 35, of Round Hill, was driving students through Purcellville about 4 p.m. on April 27 when she repeatedly asked a student, who […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: A Southeast Washington man was arrested Tuesday and charged in the death of the 18-year-old D.C. Council intern whose body was found in woods Sunday, D.C. police said. Omare Ishmael Cotton, 28, was charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Alonte Sutton, police said. Sutton, a Ballou High […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: D.C. sports fans may have to pay a little more to watch their teams next fiscal year, the D.C. Wire reports. (Nationals fans, you’re exempt.) A D.C. Council committee is recommending the adoption of a new tax on sporting events to generate an estimated $3.7 million in revenue to fund city […]
VIA WTOP: The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum has reopened after a UPS delivery truck broke through a barrier and crashed into the building and the Sculpture Garden. The 16-foot truck sheared off an ornamental light pole and plowed through a row of flower pots. It went into the plate-glass window of the museum’s lobby about 8:30 […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER: Montgomery County Public Schools’ tax-supported operating budget has grown by more than 75 percent in the last decade, far outpacing the growth of other county agencies. Even this year, as the county and schools fight over potential cuts to the schools’ funding and the county faces a $1 billion shortfall, the […]