Three Circulator breakdowns in one morning, and frustration over fareboxes; Richard Gere lends his star power to homeless women in D.C.; What is vadouvan, and why is it showing up on so many menus?; If the ‘Cheesesteak of the Gods’ exists, chef Kwame Onwuachi is going to make it; Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Irish dancers, happy hours and fancy sandwiches; Which hashtag best fits a Metro-free Wednesday in Washington?; D.C. Council agenda, March 17-22; Washington region tackles unprecedented workday shutdown of Metrorail; Wednesday’s commute is not normal and chaotic and long for most; My coworker won’t stop staring at me. What do I do?; D.C. taxicab commission expands ‘shared’ riding in city’s taxis; This man loves food in bowls so much he wrote a cookbook about it; Man arrested in police station gun battle described as troubled, mentally ill; Catholic U. ordered to pay more than $1 million to former professor; ‘Make Metro Great Again’ and other thoughts on the Metro shutdown;     Three Circulator breakdowns in one morning, and frustration over fareboxes The driver warned passengers it would be a tight squeeze. Then the bus broke down. By Faiz Siddiqui  •  Read more » Richard Gere lends his star power to homeless women in D.C. The actor visited N Street Village Tuesday, then spoke at a fundraiser for the women’s shelter By DeNeen L. Brown  •  Read more »   What is vadouvan, and why is it showing up on so many menus? The spice blend is France's answer to Indian curry powder, and chefs of all stripes love using it. By Becky Krystal  •  Read more »   If the ‘Cheesesteak of the Gods’ exists, chef Kwame Onwuachi is going to make it His creation will use 100-day dry-aged wagyu beef. It can be yours for $15 -- along with tamarind-glazed wings, waffle fries and a soda -- at Union Market pop-up next month. By Tim Carman  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Irish dancers, happy hours and fancy sandwiches Choices range from rowdy pubs with live music to authentic Irish food and whiskey. By Fritz Hahn and Becky Krystal  •  Read more »   Which hashtag best fits a Metro-free Wednesday in Washington? With Metro shut down for the day in the nation’s capital, there was plenty of chatter on social media about how people were dealing with it and getting around town. By Dana Hedgpeth  •  Read more »   D.C. Council agenda, March 17-22 The schedule for the D.C. Council, March 17-22. Read more » Washington region tackles unprecedented workday shutdown of Metrorail Thousands of residents who normally Metro, instead flood area roadways and pack buses to get to work and school. By Ashley Halsey III, T. Rees Shapiro, Susan Svrluga and Faiz Siddiqui  •  Read more »   Wednesday’s commute is not normal and chaotic and long for most dsdasd By Luz Lazo  •  Read more »   My coworker won’t stop staring at me. What do I do? Plus a reader's husband has gotten materialistic since the baby was born. By Dr. Andrea Bonior  •  Read more »   D.C. taxicab commission expands ‘shared’ riding in city’s taxis The Commission has authorized an emergency expansion of "shared" riding to be in effect from 12:01 a.m. Wednesday until 5 a.m. Thursday, when the Metrorail system will stay closed. This will allow a taxi driver to pick up multiple customers that are at the same location but going to different destinations. By Luz Lazo  •  Read more »   This man loves food in bowls so much he wrote a cookbook about it Lukas Volger recently released “Bowl,” his vegetarian cookbook full of recipes for ramen, bibimbap, pho and dumpling bowls. By Holley Simmons  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Man arrested in police station gun battle described as troubled, mentally ill Police try to understand what led to gunfire that left Prince George’s County officer dead. By Lynh Bui and Arelis Hernández  •  Read more »   Catholic U. ordered to pay more than $1 million to former professor Jury says school participated in defamation and retaliation actions after terminating instructor. By Keith L. Alexander  •  Read more »   ‘Make Metro Great Again’ and other thoughts on the Metro shutdown People are a bit upset. By Teddy Amenabar  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   Going Out Guide What to do and where to go in the Washington area, in your inbox twice a week. Sign Up »         Share D.C. Headlines:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for D.C. Headlines. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071