'Your papers, please' must never be heard in America
While some homebuyers prefer the patina of age and tradition in a home, others refuse to compromise by living in a home that another family has occupied. The advantages of purchasing a new home are many, but two aspects appeal to many people: New homes typically are designed to match the way families live and entertain today, and most have environmentally friendly features that increase the home's energy efficiency.
People who were in the group of young men arrested and charged in connection with the armed robbery and stabbing death of a teen at the Woodley Park Metro Station gave police detailed descriptions of the robbery, according to court documents.
An 18-year-old killed during a melee in the Woodley Park Metro Station on Saturday was fighting to protect a friend who was being badly beaten after they confronted a group of teens that earlier had robbed him, according to court records filed Monday.
A decade-old deal struck between a developer and Fairfax County forced a Springfield residential community for the elderly to foot the bill for a $117,000-a-year shuttle service residents say nobody wanted or needed.
If you lived in Washington in the 1970s, you may have enjoyed an Italian feast - as well as a feast for the eyes - at the Bella Vista restaurant overlooking the Potomac River in Rosslyn. This penthouse-level restaurant, which closed in 1982, occupied the top of a cooperative community now known as River Place.
He didn't want to be a hero. He didn't want two thieves to make off with his Chrysler Town and Country van either.
Downtown Bethesda offers residents the opportunity to shop, dine and enjoy nightlife, including movies and live theater, and walk to countless art galleries and street festivals. The Metro station links Bethesda residents to the rest of the D.C. area for even more options.
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority members had a message Wednesday for officials from Virginia, Fairfax and Loudoun counties and the federal government regarding the second phase of the Dulles Metrorail project: The ball's in your court.
Fairfax County on Tuesday conditionally endorsed Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood's plan to cut roughly $1 billion in costs from the second leg of the Dulles Metrorail project.
People looking for love might differ on what catches their eyes, but when it comes to instant attractions, Craigslist says Metro is a prime spot for those chance encounters.
When D.C. Council member Michael A. Brown didn't even seem to notice fellow council member Marion Barry's entreaties to speak one last time at a subcommittee meeting on Thursday, you could tell things were about to get awkward.
Wal-Mart haters are at it again, but this time instead of merely rallying and hurling anti-Wal-Mart rhetoric, they are lobbing demands at the retail giant.
Two weeks ago, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority announced that it has approved designs for an underground Metro stop with terminal access at Washington Dulles International Airport. I applaud the Airports Authority's commitment to providing first-class transportation options for a world-class airport.
Loudoun and Fairfax county officials refuse to pay for the more-expensive Metro station at Washington Dulles International Airport that they had no role in approving.
Washington Nationals fans clinging to the promise of watching a home game in their modern riverfront stadium, then perhaps spilling into the neighborhood for dinner, drinks or shopping, will have to wait for at least one more season.
