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DC Council holds roundtable on moped 'accountability' bill 07/11/2024 07:01pm • Peppered with complaints about the way some operators of motor scooters or mopeds behave on District roadways, the D.C. Council is considering a bill that would ensure that rental moped fleets are registered, and that dealers inform buyers of the registration required for the vehicles. At a D.C. 'It���s getting out of hand': Fairfax Co. apartment building without AC amid heat wave 07/08/2024 11:00pm • Amid dangerous heat waves, the nearly 250 people who live at Eaves Fairfax Towers in Falls Church, Virginia, have been without air conditioning for two weeks and are desperate for relief. ���No sleep for the last 15 days,��� resident Sonny Singh said. ���Look at the weather outside, you sweat in Affordable apartments are out of reach for many low-wage Maryland renters, report finds 07/06/2024 09:05am • Maryland is among the most-challenging states for minimum wage workers to earn enough to be able to afford rent for a two-bedroom apartment, suggesting that affordable housing is ���out of reach��� for many low-wage renters. That���s the conclusion of the ���Out of Reach��� report from the Nation Beach volleyball (and pickleball soon) in the middle of Crystal City 07/05/2024 05:00am • Developer JBG Smith has partnered with Baltimore, Maryland-based Volo Sports for outdoor beach volleyball courts on land in Crystal City that JBG Smith eventually plans to redevelop as part of several new office and residential high rises. For now, the space at 223 Crystal Street is a pop-up publ Almost 30% house renters in this Northern Virginia county pay more than $5,000 a month 07/01/2024 11:25am • For renters who choose single-family homes over apartments, the cost can be high, and Arlington, Virginia, and D.C. are near the top of the list of luxury houses for rent. Real estate site Point2 ranks Arlington No. 10 in the nation for what it called Tier 1 luxury houses for rent, with 29.67% of When should you get to the airport? Experts weigh in during record-breaking travel week 06/29/2024 04:10am • With record numbers of holiday travelers expected to take ��� or have already taken ��� flights��� this weekend, WTOP hit the airport to ask: How early should you arrive for a flight? "I'm a planner. So I'd say two hours," passenger Christina Benson told WTOP. "For me, that seems to be the mag Fire that gutted DC apartment building caused by fireworks, officials say 06/26/2024 02:40pm • Young people shooting off Roman candles on a balcony caused a massive blaze that tore through a D.C. apartment building Tuesday and displaced more than six dozen people, authorities say. Seventy-six people lost their homes in the fire Tuesday afternoon at the Oxford Manor Apartments in the 26 'Where are we going to live?': Fire tears through DC apartments, sending 2 to hospital, displacing 76 06/25/2024 03:45pm • D.C. firefighters battled a large blaze that sent thick clouds of smoke billowing into the sky, sent two people to the hospital and displaced several others. One person and a firefighter were taken to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, D.C. Fire and EMS said. Crews als Prince William County's first dedicated, indoor pickleball club opens this weekend 06/08/2024 11:54pm • Indoor pickleball company Dill Dinkers opened its first location in Virginia on Saturday in Manassas Mall. The 16,485-square-foot facility features six indoor cushioned courts with fences, an event space, a ball machine, a pro shop, and a reservation system powered by CourtReserve for members and Are rent caps going to backfire in the long run in Maryland? 06/05/2024 07:26am • The issue of rent stabilization is back in the news this week after the Prince George's County Council introduced a bill that is similar in structure to the one in Montgomery County. But even before it was formally introduced, progressives on the council were balking at some of the proposals, saying Bill would cap rent increases in Prince George's County. Critics say it doesn't go far enough 06/04/2024 01:28pm • The Prince George���s County Council in Maryland has introduced a bill that would permanently impose rent caps ��� or rent stabilization as the council calls it. The bill, introduced by Council Chair Jolene Ivey and backed by five other council members, was quickly panned by progressive groups th Historical marker in Wheaton honors Elsie and Romeo Horad. Theirs is one of many 'untold stories' 05/31/2024 08:50pm • On Thursday, the Montgomery County Planning Department unveiled a new historical marker at Wheaton Veterans Park honoring civil rights leaders Elsie S. Horad and Romeo W. Horad Sr. In the 1930 and 40s, the married couple helped Black residents buy homes despite restrictive covenants and were How many artists live in Fairfax? What challenges do they face? New survey seeks answers 05/30/2024 11:04am • You may not think about it when you hear a local band, watch a play or buy something at a weekend crafts fair, but it can be tough to make a living as an independent artist. The nonprofit ArtsFairfax has launched a first-of-its-kind survey to identify the needs and obstacles for artists who live DC Council chair unveils budget proposal with property tax increase for certain residents 05/29/2024 05:54am • D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson has made his revisions to Mayor Muriel Bowser's proposed budget, and there are marked differences in how he wants to handle tax increases and the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund, which Bowser controversially proposed slashing. Mendelson's proposal would Why are second home and vacation home sales declining? 05/20/2024 12:28pm • A perfect storm of hurdles has taken the wind out of the second-home market boom seen during the first two years of the pandemic. Real estate firm Redfin reported that mortgages taken out for second home and vacation home loans last year were down 40% from 2022, and down 65% from the height of th