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SARAH KARUSH
DC landmark saved but underused
- The distinctive Old Post Office was twice saved from demolition, once by a lack of funds during the Great Depression and once by activists eager to preserve the 1899 Romanesque revival structure with its 315-foot clock tower.
DC cracks down on negligent landlords
- James Weaver points out the buckets he has stacked in his living room to catch the rain that comes in through his crumbling ceiling. In the bathroom, he gives the toilet a little push and it moves. Then he notices he has to empty the cat's dish - of vermin.
'Friday the 13th' blackout hits nation's capital
- A power outage brought much of the nation's capital to a standstill for more than two hours Friday as the White House went to a backup generator, stranded commuters escaped the snarled Metro by trudging up stalled escalators and federal workers milled outside darkened buildings.
`Friday the 13th' blackout hits nation's capital
- A power outage brought much of the nation's capital to a standstill for more than two hours Friday as the White House went to a backup generator, stranded commuters escaped the snarled Metro by trudging up stalled escalators and federal workers milled outside darkened buildings.
Metro reports delays on the red line, thousands lose power
- Power was being restored Friday to the White House and thousands of electric customers in downtown Washington, but Metro train traffic remained snarled after a second fire on the tracks near Metro Center.