Photo by Flickr user falfa . Used by permission. Editor’s Note: We realize this show wasn’t in, or really anywhere near, D.C. But as it was My Bloody Valentine’s only show anywhere in the Mid-Atlantic region, and lots of D.C. area folks traveled down for the show, we thought we’d...

Just in case you don’t have a window, the National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch that began at 1:20 p.m. and will last until 9 p.m. Along with the rain, we could see large hail, strong winds and lightning. Plus, added bonus: a slight chance of a tornado! Despite the 9...

Photo by Amberture Not everyone knows D.C. well; it’s not shocking. People come and go, they move here for work and go about their day and don’t really think about the city. Sometimes, however, you just wonder what the hell is going on in their brains. Overheard of the Week On the Red line...

One more hurdle cleared toward getting dedicated funding for Metro. The Senate Appropriations Committee went ahead and included $150 million for Metro in a FY2010 spending bill, the Post reports. Last year, Congress approved $1.5 billion over 10 years for Metro, with the caveat that D.C., Virginia,...

Photo by M.V. Jantzen Amid all the D.C. budget wrangling, the D.C. Republican Party points out that both Mayor Fenty and Council Chair Vincent Gray make more money than any governor in the United States, with the exception of Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, D.C. Wire reports. Your eyes do not deceive...

DCist’s highly subjective and hardly comprehensive guide to the most interesting movies playing around town in the coming week. Flesh Gordon We have fully forgiven E Street. When they started their midnight movie series, it was usually barely worth mentioning, concentrating way too much time on...

Image courtesy of DDOT It’s certainly been a weird day. Between the Metro station elevator rescue , water main breaks and questionable police behavior , why should we be surprised that someone drove a truck right into a building? This crash took place at about 1:30 p.m. right where Good Hope Rd....

Photo by benbalter From the files of our worst nightmares: ten people, six adults and four children, got trapped inside the elevator at the Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan Metro station this afternoon, according to D.C. Fire/EMS. The call came in around 2:45 p.m., and units from the high angle rescue...

Rep. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) was named 2009’s most beautiful person on Capitol Hill by The Hill newspaper this week. Oh right, we meant to link to The Hill newspaper’s 50 Most Beautiful 2009 feature , aka the annual “Hill Hotties” list, which hit the stands earlier this week....

Police and fire officials blocked off both Florida Ave NW and Belmont Street NW between 13th and 14th Streets to clean up flooding caused by multiple water main breaks near the area. Florida Ave. resident Gregg Hammond says he was alerted to the break when he heard a sound like an explosion from the...