January 23, 2017 at 4:57 PM
Metro logged more than a million and a half rides during President Donald J. Trump’s inauguration on Friday and Saturday’s Women’s March on Washington. Many of the riders were visitors from out of town, who no longer need the plastic, electronic-chip-equipped SmarTrip cards they purchased for the weekend.
January 22, 2017 at 10:42 PM
Throngs of people were in town for the inauguration of Donald J. Trump Friday and the Women’s March on Washington Saturday, and a lot of them bought Metro cards. Metro estimates nearly 2 million passenger trips between both days, with most of those trips taken using Metrorail.
So what about the SmarTrip cards out-of-towners no longer need?
December 22, 2016 at 11:23 AM
Meaghan is in the kitchen at Martha’s Table taking a peek at how they help feed the local community.
December 22, 2016 at 11:01 AM
Meaghan is at Martha’s Table in Washington learning about the good work they do to help low-income families and the homeless.
December 9, 2016 at 7:12 PM
Families everywhere struggle with impossible choices when it comes to feeding their children. Parents wonder: Can I find something fast and healthful at the corner store, since the supermarket is two bus rides away? Are my children sufficiently nourished? And, heartbreakingly: Will they notice if I skip dinner so I can feed them?
December 5, 2016 at 1:42 AM
In an area where access to healthy food is limited (there are currently three full-service grocery stores serving 150,000 people east of the Anacostia River) and rates of diabetes and obesity are higher than other parts of the city, Martha’s Table is testing an idea.
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