( Government of the District of Columbia )A fountain in Chevy Chase Circle is named after Francis G. Newlands, an avowed segregationist. ( Steve Bohnel / Bethesda Beat )Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld is retiring in six months, WMATA announced Tuesday afternoon. ( DCist )From the “suburban surge” to streeteries to cheaper transit, Washingtonian takes stock of how the Washington region has changed in the past two years. ( Washingtonian )The omicron surge has institutions everywhere understaffed due to illness, and DC public libraries are no exception. On top of that, librarians are also being asked to distribute COVID-19 tests, and their time is stretched thin.

Source: Washington Post January 19, 2022 21:40 UTC