This weekend, Red Line trains will single-track between Takoma and Forest Glen, and between Friendship Heights and Medical Center.
Single-tracking trains return to the Red Line this weekend. Between 10 p.m. on Friday and closing on Sunday, Red Line trains will single-track between Takoma and Forest Glen (to allow for platform reconstruction and fiber-optic cable installation) and between Friendship Heights and Medical Center (to allow for third-rail insulator renewal and rail joint elimination for a safer and smoother ride), Metro reports on its website. "Red Line trains between Shady Grove and Glenmont will operate every 24 minutes throughout the weekend. Customers should allow 15 minutes of additional travel time," Metro reported. But, "between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, additional trains will operate between Friendship Heights and New York Avenue …
Where do you like to listen to live music in Takoma Park.
Takoma Park may be known for its folk music, but there is a lively jazz scene in the city as well. There's the annual Takoma Park Jazz Fest, which always sees a big crowd to kick off the summer. And for a weekly treat there's the Takoma Station jazz jam every Tuesday. Musicians can come and sit in with the house band to trade licks with other D.C.-based musicians. Some of my greatest memories from when I lived in Philadelphia was watching the area's great jazz musicians cut heads every week at the open jam. The spontaneity of improvisation mixed with a great atmosphere for hot jazz make Takoma Station's Tuesday jams a best bet for weekday summer entertainment. Where do you like to listen to live music in Takoma Park? Tell us in comments …
Magic Ray
1:36 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
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