Metro Connection

This week, a Woodley Park resident talks about the enjoyment she gets from the National Cathedral bells, and then we'll swing by Occoquan, Va., where the Mayor talks about the town's activities.

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

The exhibit "30 Americans," now on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, features some of the most provocative and vibrant art produced by African Americans in the past 30 years.

Starting your own business can be challenging enough, let alone when you've just entered 6th grade. 11-year-old Gabrielle Jordan Williams is CEO and founder of Jewelz of Jordan, and she's written a new book she hopes will inspire other kids to follow in her footsteps.

The Chesapeake blue crab has long been part of Maryland's identity. But the watermen who pull these crabs from the depths of the Bay say it's almost impossible to make a living at their trade these days. So some of them have formed the Blue Crab Design Team, to come up with a solution. Bryan Russo attends one of their monthly meetings on the Eastern Shore, and brings us the waterman's perspective on an iconic way of life.

[Music: "Sea of Love" by Tom Waits from Brawlers /...

For nearly 20 years, Metro has provided door-to-door rides for disabled people who can't use the system's bus or rail service. The program is expensive, and some riders say the cost isn't necessarily resulting in a top-notch product. Jim Hilgen learns more about the MetroAccess program, and why it's so difficult to improve the public transit experience for disabled commuters.

[Music: "A to B" by The Futureheads from The Futureheads / "Money" by Pickin' On Series from Pickin' on...

You can't walk down certain D.C. streets without getting hit up for a donation from an eager canvasser for a nonprofit organization. It often seems no one stops to talk to them, much less donate money, so just what it is it that drives people to take jobs that bring so much rejection?