The Washington, DC region is wet, and it can be wetter. We’re flooding you with water-based content this week, to remind ourselves that water defines much of our region’s past, present, and future.

Virginia Amtrak ridership hits record high. Capital Bikeshare expands in Fairfax County with 10 new stations. Waymo eyes 2026 launch for driverless rideshare in DC.

Monarch Novelties, the well-known store on 14th Street, closed this week after 82 years in business. Multiple photographers captured the old building before it’s renovated, and others seem to have ...

Senate housing bill enjoys bipartisan support. Less housing means higher rents in metro areas’ lowest-income zip codes.

This week on Do Something (before we go on vacation): two weird tricks to fund transit; no on RFK, still; the region’s biggest development; and take this survey if you live in Alexandria.

New Amtrak Acelas arriving on Northeast Corridor this month. Overgrown lots targeted in Prince George’s County. Rising DC ...

Welcome to Week 11 of GGWash Junctions! All the cool kids are playing it! What is GGWash Junctions and how do you play?

Retired from the U.S. Department of State after a 42-year career in refugee/disaster assistance and humanitarian diplomacy, Margaret became more aware of the scourge of leaf blower noise and joined ...

Thanks to the efforts of volunteers with several “quiet clean” groups around the Washington region, the District of Columbia has banned gas blowers since January 1, 2022. Montgomery County’s ban took ...

Opinion: Rethinking stairwells could boost Montgomery County’s housing supply. The chair of the county’s planning board explains how.

Opinion: DC was designed to embed nature into its urban fabric. Better design is coming to some public spaces, and ...

WMSC criticizes delays, cost in WMATA radio communication fixes. NPS to reinstall Confederate statue in DC. DC residents nearly lead nation in EV purchases.