Even at His Final Resting Place, Ben Bradlee Still Makes Waves

The landscape “is significantly altered with the addition of this mausoleum,” said Charles Birnbaum, president of the Cultural Landscape Foundation, according to WTOP, which added, "The D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs decided Wednesday that the family needs a permit for the mausoleum." The story was first reported by Kriston Capps, a writer for the Atlantic's City Lab on Oct. 20.