This morning, at around 10 a.m., I stood at a bus stop, 30 minutes into the morning's snow-filled commute. A fellow rider huddled next to me in the bus shelter remarked that the snow was pretty. "Yeah," I replied, "but why did this have to happen in March!"
"Because March is fucked up," he said. "You [...]

Tonight’s Green Ball, at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on Constitution Avenue, NW, is a “really good ball,” says Erik Wemple, reporting from the scene.
In fact, Wemple says that the evening’s entertainment, singer/rapper Wyclef Jean, “is rockin’ it!” Jason Cherkis adds that there are “muffin-shaped apple pies with cheese on top,” and that, even at [...]

The Democratic Black Caucus of Virginia's Grassroots Pre-Inaugural Ball is the event to attend tonight, reports Erik Wemple.
The ball, held at Arlington, Va.'s Marriott Crystal Gateway, was on the stop-by list of aspiring and established Virginia politicos alike–not a surprise considering the Virginia Black Caucus is known for delivering the state's critical minority vote, Wemple says.
Democratic gubernatorial candidates [...]

Erik Wemple and Jason Cherkis report that Democratic bigwig John Capozzi, D.C. Shadow Rep. Mike Panetta, and D.C. Council Chair Vincent Gray  are the biggest celebrities at the People's Inaugural Ball, which is going on over at the Historical Society of Washington, D.C. on K Street, NW.
Even without major starpower, the event drew about 700 people, Wemple says. That's a [...]

Erik Wemple reports that the event attracted about 180 activists and celebrities and, by his count, roughly 12 police officers. “At one point, I saw five cruisers out front,” Wemple says.
 
Ted Loza, chief of staff for Ward 1 councilmember Jim Graham and one of the event's organizers, told Wemple the night brought out “people of high [...]

The residents of Alexandria's Arlandria-Chirilagua Housing Co-operative thought their problems with rent increases, evictions, and utility hikes were over when the tenants purchased the low-income development back in 1995 and decided to run it themselves.
As it turns out, not so much, residents say.
On Tuesday, about 50 or so residents of the 282-unit co-op staged a [...]

Regal Gallery Place is a fantastic movie theater—easy parking, plenty of food options in the building, and, sometimes, if you're lucky, you can buy a child's admission ticket from one of the machines in the lobby, and the ticket taker won't notice that you only paid a $5 in admission. Or so I've been told.
I [...]

Daybreak, an ABC drama starring Taye Diggs, was axed from the network's lineup in early December, but the series still lives on—deep under G Street NW.
In the Metro tunnel between the Gallery Place and Metro Center stations, an ad for Daybreak remains as a reminder of Diggs’ struggle to transition from movies to television. Hung [...]

Posted by Sarah Godfrey
On Friday morning, employees at XM Satellite Radio's Northeast D.C. headquarters got a memo regarding pests—and not on-air personalities Opie and Anthony or Ron and Fez, either.
“We're talking rodents,” wrote an unknown member of XM broadcast operations in an e-mail to colleagues. “Those of you familiar with DC rodents know that we're [...]

The 1st Annual DMV awards are going down this Sunday, January 14, and they've got nothing to do with getting your car inspected. Promise.
The DMV (that's short for D.C., Maryland, and Virginia) Entertainment Hip-Hop and Music Awards, organized by D.C. rap luminary Brother Maniac, is bringing together some of the best hip-hop, R&B, and go-go [...]

Every Tuesday and Thursday Friday, we run down what's going on in local Internet discussion groups.
Brookland
Brookland resident Courtney knows that it's hard to find a cat-sitter—and it's even harder to find a cat-sitter who is willing and able to wield little teeny-tiny insulin needles and inject them into a squirming kitty twice a day. “We [...]

Every Tuesday and Thursday, we run down what's going on in local Internet discussion groups.
shepherdpark
When Shepherd Park resident Mari’s van was stolen from in front of her home last Thursday, she was worried that she may never see the candy-apple-red Dodge Caravan with the soccer ball and “terrific kid” bumper stickers ever again. Although frustrated [...]

This fall, Alexandria's city council approved plans for a new project at the still-developing Potomac Yards site along Route 1. As a blurb in the December issue of the city's citizen newsletter FYI Alexandria pointed out, the development will feature 216 condos, the city's first new fire station in 30 years, and 60 units of [...]

Every Tuesday and Thursday Friday, we run down what's going on in local Internet discussion groups.
shepherdpark
In the days following Halloween, Shepherd Parksters decide to swap some stories of tricking and treating around the neighborhood. TPJohnson, who cites giving candy to some Walter Reed staffers as a highlight of the night, repeats a common complaint of [...]

Every Tuesday and Thursday Friday, we run down what's going on in local Internet discussion groups.
CSNA U Street
CCDogpark suggests that, rather than letting kiddies have the final dip in municipal pools, the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation should close out the pool season with a dog swim. “Other towns are generating large sums of [...]