Backstage: Inauguration 2013 27 Jan 2013 | 05:23 am

Wow, so somehow I ended up sitting on the front row (right next to the Marine Corps band) at the Inauguration last week. Originally, I didn’t have a ticket to sit anywhere outside so I was quite shock...

Inauguration 2013 22 Jan 2013 | 08:40 am

Transpo Week Ahead 4 Dec 2012 | 02:13 am

Here’s what’s going on in my little corner of the transpo world this week: Tuesday: House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee hearing reviewing the preparedness, response and recovery fr...

A behind-the-scenes look at some of the coolest interactive graphics 2 Dec 2012 | 04:55 am

I love graphics–LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THEM! I could (and in grad school, did) spend all day tolling away on Photoshop and Illustrator or messing with various maps and applications to create infographics. I...

Tweeting from behind the lines (of a paywall) 27 Nov 2012 | 05:22 am

Fresh out of grad school, I feel like I understand the importance of Twitter to journalists–I mean we were practically beaten over the head with it–How to tweet breaking news, How to respond and engag...

Just call me ‘Transpo Girl’ 6 Aug 2012 | 08:09 am

Well, it’s official. I am now employed as Bloomberg BNA’s federal transportation reporter. That means I cover federal transportation policy (if it moves, I’m probably writing about it) and the impact ...

Reporter’s Notebook: A world away from Bhutan, refugee starts new life in Maryland suburb 14 Jun 2012 | 05:14 am

Kharananda Rizal came to America with his three children as Bhutanese refugees four months ago. Rizal said it was hard to leave but the feeling that his children would have a better future drove him t...

Grand Old Gays project airs on WAMU 18 May 2012 | 08:17 am

Ward 5 candidate Tim Day went door-to-door talking to voters. Photo/Heather Caygle In January, I traveled to New Hampshire with more than thirty other students and a handful of professors. We descend...

Democrats voting young at conservative Liberty University 15 May 2012 | 06:57 am

Jasmine Dawkins was one of the Democratic students I talked to at conservative Liberty University. The Democratic club was kicked off campus in 2009 but eventually allowed to return. Photo/Heather Cay...

Haydee’s Restaurant in Mt. Pleasant serves up more than just a good meal 28 Apr 2012 | 08:53 am

Haydee Vanegas stands behind the bar of her restaurant April 26, 2012. Vanegas usually works seven days a week, saying she prefers it to "just sitting at home." Photo by Heather Caygle. As the Mt....