DC auto writers honor Lexus LS 500, Chevy Bolt

By Jeff Clabaugh
October 23, 2017 | 10:50 AM

WASHINGTON 鈥� The 2018 Lexus LS 500 and the 2017 Chevy Bolt EV won top honors at the annual Washington Automotive Press Association Rally, held at the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club on Kent Island, Maryland, Oct. 12.

The Washington Automotive Press Association, founded in 1985, includes more than 200 automotive journalists and industry representatives.

The newly designed 2018 LS 500 received the WAPA Luxury Vehicle award. The Bolt received the WAPA Rally Green Vehicle award.

WAPA鈥檚 daylong event drew more than 70 media members who served as judges, as well as representatives from manufacturers who were on hand to answer questions about vehicles. It included a full day of both highway and suburban on-road testing.

The 2018 LS 500 with a twin-turbo V-6 engine arrives to dealer showrooms in February 2018, and starts at $75,000.

鈥淲ashington, D.C. and its surrounding areas include the wealthiest counties in the United States. The Luxury Vehicle Award continues to be a highly sought-after award since the audience of our media members has a keen buying interest in that category of vehicle,鈥� said WAPA President William Hopper.

The all-electric 2017 Chevy Bolt has a 238-mile range on a single charge. It went on sale nationwide in September, after being rolled out in select markets earlier this year.

鈥淎s the roads of the D.C. area become more congested and legislation for green initiatives is spearheaded by Congress, the Green Vehicle Award has proved itself quite relevant in its second year of existence,鈥� said WAPA Rally director Philip Van der Vossen.

The Washington Automotive Press Association says its 2017 WAPA Rally set records for attendance and vehicles, with more than 160 journalists and industry representatives in attendance and over 50 new vehicle models.

Fired opinion writer still waiting for call from Washington Post after arbitrator ordered reinstatement, back pay

By Neal Augenstein
August 25, 2026 | 1:59 PM

Several days after an arbitrator ordered the Washington Post to reinstate fired opinion writer Karen Attiah, she told 蜜桃视频app she's still hasn't gotten a phone call about returning to work. "I'm waiting to hear from the Washington Post as of this morning," Attiah said. "I'm willing to go back to the work that I was doing as a columnist and as a writer particularly focused on race, gender and international rights." A Thursday ruling by arbitrator Sarah Miller Espinosa said the newspaper did not have sufficient cause to fire Attiah over social media posts about violent white men following last year's killing of Charlie Kirk, and ordered the Post to award Attiah full back pay and lost benefits. "So, the Washington Post has its marching orders, let's see if they follow them," said Attiah, who described her reaction to arbitrator's ruling as "vindicated, slightly tired, really happy about the decision and reinstatement, plus back pay, of course."