Metro Connection

After the 1968 riots, Northwest D.C.'s 14th Street was dominated by prostitutes, drug dealers and panhandlers. As the century turned, so did the neighborhood: now the stretch between Rhode Island and U is home to posh retailers and high-class eateries, with plenty of development on the way. Yet over the past few months, a number of local businesses have announced they're shutting their doors -- some with hopes of moving to a lower-rent neighborhood. Rebecca Sheir talks with retailers and...

Johns Hopkins University synthetic biologist looks at yeast as a building block into the brave new world of designer genomes.

Seniors today are resisting the notion that they should have to settle for a nursing home in their twilight years.

This week, we hit the basketball courts in the District's Barry Farm neighborhood, and talk with an antique shop owner from Kensington, Md.

[Music: "No, Girl" by John Davis from Title Tracks]

It's probably safe to assume most politicians head into elected office hoping their legacy will be positive... or at least positive enough to earn them another term. For the D.C. Council, though, a bright and shiny legacy is looking more out of reach these days. Five of the Council's thirteen members are under ethical scrutiny, and two face criminal investigations. Rebecca Sheir heads to the Wilson Building to talk with WAMU's D.C. reporter, Patrick Madden, about the legacy of this group...