Interesting Area News

While you slept, showered, shaved, and got your Starbucks, we scanned the local papers, blogs and web sites and found the most interesting stories in them you might have missed.

• Route 1 improvements near Fort Belvoir – history vs. progress (WUSA 9)
• Potomac River Boathouse – Coming to Alexandria? (Del Ray Patch)
• ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ – scores waiting to check it out @ the D.C. libraries (District of DeBonis)
• Proposed National Harbor casino drawing heavy scrutiny (NBC Washington)
• Here come streetcars to Northern Virginia – Arlington votes yes (WJLA)