On top of having to oversee a massive snow removal operation, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty now also to worry about his political standing in the midst of the region’s largest winter storm in decades. Yesterday on Hardball , MSNBC’s Chris Matthews took Fenty to task for the city’s response...

As we spot the first flurries of this latest storm front, it’s easy to get down in the dumps. The threat of more snow has long since become tedious, and we’d just like to be able to walk down a non-icy sidewalk like a normal person, thankyouverymuch. In a seeming effort to remind us all...

Excellent local non-profit Food & Friends , which delivers meals to area residents living with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other serious illnesses, has issued a call for help next this week, as the snow storm has hampered its ability to deliver meals to its clients. If you have a reliable vehicle, especially...

Photo by Schiek Good morning, Washington. First things first, an update to last night’s limited Metro service announcement : since we posted that first batch of information late Monday, WMATA has managed to clear 10 additional above-ground stations , and the entire length of the Red Line is now...

Photo by cmoaknd Good morning, Washington. If you’re reading this at your desk this morning, count yourself among the sorry souls who still had to report to work today despite the thick layer of treacherous frozen water still coating the city. Even DCPS students got the day off today , and those...

Photo by geoff.greene Well, it was a good run while it lasted, but today our beloved Butterstick will get overnighted to his new home in China. (Don’t worry, we’ve got word that they got delivery confirmation and insurance.) The Post has got a handy guide detailing the process of getting...

When news first broke a month ago that defense contracting giant Northrop Grumman Corp. was relocating its corporate headquarters to the Washington area, we were skeptical that they’d even consider coming to the District. Surely they’d want some sprawling property out in Fairfax County,...

The D.C. Council today gave final approval to a bill that would change the District’s Attorney General into an elected position, as the Post’s Ann E. Marimow reports . The vote came after the Council rejected an amendment offered by Ward 6’s Tommy Wells to instead transfer the powers...

Photo by clarissa.stark During his year-long struggle to stop same-sex marriage from becoming law in the District, Bishop Harry Jackson has loudly claimed to speak on behalf of the many District residents he says oppose marriage equality. But as campaign finance documents show, none of those residents...

Photo by philliefan99 The Jan. 31 filing deadline to submit financial statements to the Office of Campaign Finance has passed, so let’s take a look at what kind of shape the District’s 2010 candidates are in, eight months out from the Sept. primaries. By the way, if you’d like to download...