After several years of study, the transit authority has decided how it wants to rearrange the Metrorail trains . Now Metro’s task is to explain this new rush-hour service so people can take advantage of it, or at least avoid getting lost. What’s changing? Starting in June, the peak period service will include more Orange Line trains coming from the line’s western end in Northern Virginia into downtown Washington. Fewer Blue Line trains will serve the downtown’s west side. More trains from Northern Virginia will serve the downtown’s east side. Those trains will arrive in the District at L’Enfant Plaza and continue north to Greenbelt in Prince George’s County . Read full article > >

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Metrorail adjusting the rush-hour ride

One wouldn’t normally describe a menu of 74 items as simple, but when those items are all slight variations on the same dish, a case can be made. Such is the situation at Point Chaud Cafe & Crepes, a creperie with two 14th street locations that opened last year. Both spaces host a healthy lunchtime buzz (which can be a bit more of a roar at the downtown location) and excel at providing a quick and affordable sit-down lunch without making guests feel rushed. On the menu: Point Chaud’s comprehensive, if unsurprising, menu of classic crepes offers 51 sweet varieties and 23 savory selections. Don’t let the numbers daunt you; most are variations on a few themes. Nutella with strawberry and banana, Nutella with strawberry and raspberry, and Nutella with strawberry and blackberry are three menu items. Savory options include many variations on an egg-and-cheese theme but also such choices as roasted eggplant, sauteed and grilled chicken, and tuna and spinach with feta and black olives. Read full article > >

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Point Chaud: A crepe lunch spot

An apparent tornado struck the downtown of one of Massachusetts’s largest cities Wednesday afternoon, scattering debris, toppling trees, and frightening workers and residents. (June 1) Read full article > >

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Tornado strikes Springfield, Mass.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The Boston Celtics tried their best Monday afternoon to get away from it all. Players were bused to a practice court on the lush and tropical University of Miami campus, rather than the downtown American Airlines Arena, where they had absorbed a host of derisive chants during Sunday’s 99-90 defeat to the Miami Heat in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal.

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NBA playoffs 2011: Celtics try to pull themselves together for Game 2 against the Heat

Women are the fastest-growing group of people facing homelessness. Organizations, such as one in Los Angeles’ skid row, try a multipronged approach to helping homeless women, starting with housing. Los Angeles -

Why does the District pay to bus homeless men downtown?

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Why does the District pay to bus homeless men downtown?