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D.C.'s most expensive street is no longer downtown
The Wharf's Maine Avenue has ousted downtown's Pennsylvania Avenue as D.C.'s priciest commercial street, per a new study by real estate group JLL.Why it matters: It's another sign of downtown's suffering office market — an issue squeezing city finances and forcing leaders to get creative with vacant spaces.The big picture: The Wharf's No. 1 spot comes as employers are increasingly trying to coax workers in with shiny new offices in bustling mixed-use areas full of housing, dining, and entertainment.It's the first time in almost 20 years a street that doesn't run through D.C.'s downtown has snagged the top spot: Pennsylvania...
Man killed in hit-and-run crash with Ride-On bus in Silver Spring
SILVER SPRING, Md. - Police in Silver Spring say a man is dead after getting hit by a Ride-On bus operated by Montgomery County Transit. The crash happened around 2 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of 2nd Ave. and Colesville Road. Police say the bus driver left the scene and it's not clear if any charges will be filed at this time.
Students toe line between political involvement and mental wellness
From the Newsstands: This story appeared in The Eagle's April 2024 print edition. You can find the digital version here. With the 2024 presidential election looming, many students feel conflicted. While some are excited to be at the center of the action in D.C., others dread the impact it might have on their mental health.
DC-area residents who are sober-curious are ‘interrogating their relationship to alcohol’
“I think people are recognizing or interrogating their relationship to alcohol,” Shelly Young, executive director of the Chris Atwood Foundation, a recovery-based group in Fairfax, told WTOP. Young said many people are realizing some of the benefits of lowering their alcohol consumption, even if they don’t have an acute...
DC ranked as 8th worst region for deadly hit-and-runs in America: Study
WASHINGTON (7News) — A new study is highlighting America’s worst regions for deadly hit-and-run crashes. There have already been a handful of fatal hit-and-runs in the D.C. area this year. Just this past weekend, a man died after a car hit him Sunday evening on Contee Road in...
Burtonsville, April 24 High School 🏐 Game Notice
The Montgomery Blair High School volleyball team will have a game with Paint Branch High School on April 24, 2024, 16:30:00 CST. ALWAYS WANTED TO DUNK LIKE A TOTAL BADASS, OR DEVELOP ROCK-SOLID WORK ETHIC....
Closures, backups on I-395, I-695 for crash in DC
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Officials said that one person was in the hospital after a crash on Interstate 395 Monday. DC Fire and EMS said that the person had minor injuries. Lane closures caused backups on Interstates 395 and 695. D.C. police said that as of 11:50 a.m., I-395 southbound and I-695 westbound were […]
Sunny, mild Monday with highs in low-60s; Frost Advisory overnight into Tuesday morning
WASHINGTON - A sunny and mild Monday in the Washington, D.C. region with temperatures about 10 degrees warmer than you felt on Sunday. FOX 5’s Tucker Barnes says look for afternoon highs in the low-60s before cold temperatures return tonight. Parts of the region will be under a Frost Advisory overnight into the early morning Tuesday.
Troopers: Driver who fled the scene of a fiery crash struck and killed on the other side of the interstate
GAITHERSBURG, Md. — A crash investigation is underway in Maryland after troopers say a person was struck and killed on Interstate 270 Saturday night fleeing from the scene of another crash. At 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, troopers from the Rockville Barrack responded to northbound Interstate 270 and Montrose Road...
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