Last Night's Action: A Fiery Evening

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Dwayne Wade ran the show last night against the
Wizards. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Heat 93, Wizards 89: It was the Dwayne Wade show at the Phone Booth last night. When Wade was on the…

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Last Night's Action: I'm Sorry, So Sorry


So there you have it, Redskins fans. Dan Snyder apologizes that his team has made your Sundays miserable for the better part of two months. He “feels bad” for you. He’s…

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Tom Soehn Will Not Return As United Coach in 2010

In a move which should surprise no one, D.C. United head coach Tom Soehn removed his name from consideration for the team’s…

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Another Hate Crime Reported In Georgetown

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Photo by Odessea.
The Georgetown University Department of Public Safety has the details on the second bias-related assault in the last few days near the school. Early this morning, a…

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Sonic Boom?

Yours truly has a love-hate relationship with junk food. But so do you, dear reader: one of the most popular posts in this here…

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No Signs At This Residence

Last year, we had a laugh or two about the signs that Maryland required registered sex offenders to post during last year’s trick-or-treating hours, in order to let parents know which houses to…

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In Which We Trade Aluminum Foil For Burritos

For those who anxiously refresh DCist in anticipation of the next [food item]pocolypse, your patience has paid off! Empty stomachs in search of sustenance before an evening of waddling around in…

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Scientology Event Closes Section of 16th Street

The Church of Scientology Religious Trust’s building at 16th and P Streets NW is the site of a barricaded celebration of some sort today — one which is blocking a sizable section of one of the…

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Not To Rush Fall Out The Door Or Anything

But perhaps you’re like me, and have begun to feel the urge to strap on some thick socks, tighten up the laces and hit the ice. If so, here’s some good news: the Washington Post Weekend twitter…

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The Halloween Morning Post

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Photo by M.V. Jantzen

Happy Halloween, ye fellow denizens of Zombieton, D.C. I suppose that some of you are spending the precious daylight of All Hallow’s Eve running around,…

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Last Night's Action: The Arenas and Ovechkin Power Hour

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Agent Zero, back to business. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Wizards 102, Mavericks 91: Something tells me that the Wizards are going to be a real interesting team this season: new…

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D.C. United In Talks With Virginia Jurisdiction About Stadium

2009_1027_united.jpgWith their chances of making the postseason finally dashed on Saturday night after a heartbreaking 2-2 draw in Kansas City, D.C. United’s focus moved from the inconsistency of their…

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Click Click: 2009 Marine Corps Marathon

Based on DCist photography contributor Brian Knight’s photographs, yesterday’s Marine Corps Marathon was a passionate whirlwind of emotions: elation, sadness, struggle, and whimsy, all in a…

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Retail Returning to Cleveland Park?

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The empty storefront at 3407 Connecticut Avenue, into which a diner could open. Photo by dullshick.

After a few months where we wondered if any business could maintain an…

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Vision of Streetcar Utopia Presented At DDOT Meeting

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It’s been a while since we’ve posted such a sweet piece of transit porn; so, streetcar advocates, feel free to keep drooling as you read the rest of this text. To the right (and in

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