Photo by * Chris D So, the Federal Government has decided that tomorrow is a work day, albeit with a 2-hour delay. The D.C. Government hasn’t made a decision yet, but DCPS administration offices have already decided to open on time tomorrow (classes for students had already been canceled for professional...

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 IntangibleArts Heads up, Columbia Heights. You know that massive, $42 million publicly funded parking lot that’s been sitting largely unused underneath the DCUSA shopping center? It could soon be filling up with commuters from Maryland, thanks to a new program being offered by the District...

Rev. Anthony Evans It’s admittedly hard to keep track of all the various hearings on possible same-sex marriage ballot measures that have been filed with the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics, so you’d be forgiven if you didn’t know there had been another one last week. Luckily, DC...

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...

“I have done a number of things wrong recently,” writes Agent Zero. “Some people may not forgive me for what I’ve done. But if I help steer even just one young person away from violence and trouble, then I’ll once again feel that I’m living up to Abe Pollin’s...

Normally, we complain mightily when the District of Columbia is lumped in with the states in rankings of best or worst of whatever. Being entirely urban, D.C. just isn’t suited to being included among lists of states that are a mix of urban, suburban and rural areas. Compare us to other cities,...

Photo by Edward Hoover We’re going to play devil’s advocate here. On Sunday, the Washington Post dramatically unveiled new polling results that found that Mayor Adrian Fenty isn’t a terribly popular guy. In fact, he’s amazingly unpopular , especially among the District’s...

D.C. Fire Department Deputy Chief Kenneth Ellerbe has resigned after it was revealed that he had been allowed to keep his D.C. job even though he had already taken a new position in Florida, Matthew Cella reports in the Washington Times. The unusual arrangement had reportedly come about so that Ellerbe...

Andertho found some snow covered cattails in this weekend’s storm, and made this nicely composed photo . I can’t help hoping he actually stumbled upon the place where corn dogs on sticks grow. View original post here: Photo of the Day: February 1, 2010