A retired Maryland schoolteacher anxiously awaits word from her 31-year-old son, Matthew Van Dyke, who traveled to Libya earlier this year to "witness history." She last heard from him on March 12, and has enlisted her congressional representative to help her demand her son's safe return. [Washington Post]
WMATA says it is taking a disturbing trend of train operators running red lights seriously, but another train ran a red light on Friday—just one day after mandatory safety training. [Washington Examiner]
Civil War enthusiasts can breathe a sigh of relief; Wal-Mart's proposed Orange County, Virginia store, which was originally planned on historic landmark Wilderness Battlefield, has moved to a new location. The retail giant has chosen a new spot at the intersection of Virginia Route 3 and Somerset Ridge Road. [Washington Post]
Lady Gaga broke the Internet yesterday when Amazon sold her new album Born This Way for $0.99 as means of advertising their new cloud player. [New York Times]
A Fairfax developer plans to build a $100 million outlet shopping emporium on National Harbor [Washington Business Journal]
Over the weekend, a video circulated of a wheelchair-bound man forcefully arrested by police near the U Street Metro station. WMATA released a statement yesterday saying the reasons for the arrest were drinking in public and assaulting a police officer. [DCist] Many news outlets reported the man was arrested for intoxication "above the limit," but there isn't a legal limit in DC statute for intoxication when not operating a moving vehicle. [We Love DC]
Some Arlington residents want the right to raise chickens on their property. [Washington Examiner]
The National Pinball Museum might have to shut down. [WTOP]
Maryland Man Is Missing in Libya, Metro Train Operators Are Still Running Red Lights: Morning Links
A retired Maryland schoolteacher anxiously awaits word from her 31-year-old son, Matthew Van Dyke, who traveled to Libya earlier this year to "witness history." She last heard from him on March 12, and has enlisted her congressional representative to help her demand her son's safe return. [Washington Post]
WMATA says it is taking a disturbing trend of train operators running red lights seriously, but another train ran a red light on Friday—just one day after mandatory safety training. [Washington Examiner]
Civil War enthusiasts can breathe a sigh of relief; Wal-Mart's proposed Orange County, Virginia store, which was originally planned on historic landmark Wilderness Battlefield, has moved to a new location. The retail giant has chosen a new spot at the intersection of Virginia Route 3 and Somerset Ridge Road. [Washington Post]
Lady Gaga broke the Internet yesterday when Amazon sold her new album Born This Way for $0.99 as means of advertising their new cloud player. [New York Times]
A Fairfax developer plans to build a $100 million outlet shopping emporium on National Harbor [Washington Business Journal]
Over the weekend, a video circulated of a wheelchair-bound man forcefully arrested by police near the U Street Metro station. WMATA released a statement yesterday saying the reasons for the arrest were drinking in public and assaulting a police officer. [DCist] Many news outlets reported the man was arrested for intoxication "above the limit," but there isn't a legal limit in DC statute for intoxication when not operating a moving vehicle. [We Love DC]
Some Arlington residents want the right to raise chickens on their property. [Washington Examiner]
The National Pinball Museum might have to shut down. [WTOP]
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