VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: Metro’s next generation of rail cars will be designed to allow several different seating arrangements, rail chief Dave Kubicek told Metro board members today. The board declined to act immediately on purchase plans after getting its first briefing on the financial arrangements. The transit authority staff is seeking approval to negotiate […]

VIA CNN: Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas was sentenced to two years of supervised probation Friday for bringing guns into his team’s locker room. He also is to serve 30 days in a halfway house. He will be required to serve 400 hours of community service and contribute $5,000 to a fund for victims of […]

VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: George Washington University handed out scholarships Wednesday, each worth more than $200,000, to nine District high school students. The recipients come from eight different high schools: * Angela Bonham, Dunbar High School * Yuhana Gidey, Woodrow Wilson Senior High School * Andrew Haynesworth, St. John’s College High School * Nicholas Kelly, […]

VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: Set your DVR! Well, for when exactly, we don’t know. But sources confirm to our colleague Lisa de Moraes that if-and-when Bravo gets around to airing “Real Housewives of D.C.,” Tareq and Michaele Salahi will be part of it. We know, it’s impossible to imagine the show without the legendary polo-playing, […]