The City Opens the Ballpark, And the Fans Come Up Winners- March 31, 2008 So, Mr. and Mrs. Taxpayer, what did you get for your $611 millionhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/30/AR2008033002197.html?nav=r... Brand-New Venue, Same Old Enthusiasm- March 30, 2008 Every place Alan Poe has worked has had its challenges. At old Griffith Stadium, there were no fixed seats out past center field, so Poe and the other ushers had to set up row upon row of metal folding chairs before each Redskins game. At RFK Stadium, there were so many obstructed-view seats that Poe was forever trying to mollify miffed patrons by finding them a more commodious location.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/29/AR2008032901974.html?nav=r... The Taxi as a Ticket to the American Dream- March 23, 2008 F or now, in the Silver Spring development of Dumont Oaks, there are more D.C. cabs -- dozens of them -- parked along the streets than there are "For Sale" signs on houses going through foreclosure.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/22/AR2008032202089.html?nav=r... Pardon Frees Va. Inmate Serving 70 Years for Robberies- March 19, 2008 After 23 years locked up, 11 of them in waist chains and handcuffs, Ollin Crawford -- the longest-serving inmate at the Virginia Correctional Center for Women who never murdered anyone -- headed home. Released yesterday afternoon, she plans to celebrate Easter with her family, including her adult son, who spent only the first seven days of his life with his mother before she was taken from him.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/18/AR2008031801794.html?nav=r... Putting Mentally Disabled Workers at Risk Is No Way to Cut Corners- March 16, 2008 Demolishing a building that dates back to the days of asbestos is a complicated business. You need to examine the construction method and, often, call in the men in white suits.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/15/AR2008031501830.html?nav=r... Feds Working Overtime to Kill Stadium Parking Possibility- March 13, 2008 In a little more than two weeks, when the Washington Nationals open their new stadium, many thousands of fans will be told there's no place nearby to park their cars. But two blocks from the ballpark, a 1,060-spot garage -- enormous enough to dramatically relieve the parking crunch around Nationals Park -- will sit empty, thanks to the federal government's rejection of the Nats' request to use the facility.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/12/AR2008031203764.html?nav=r... The Whirlwind in the Fedora: Speed and Service Trump Symbolism in Fenty's Governing- March 11, 2008 The mayor walks into Ben's Chili Bowl at breakfast time, and it's the hat -- the dashing black wide-brimmed number he sports through the cold months -- that first catches diners' eyes.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/10/AR2008031002745.html?nav=r... |