Metro to Dulles? Maybe ...

The idea of eventually being able to take the Metro out to Dulles Airport has plenty of travelers plenty excited. But no one should yet jump ahead of themselves—the Metro may never even get there. [ more › ] View post:  Metro to Dulles? Maybe...

No Change in D.C. Unemp...

The District added 4,000 jobs in March, though the unemployment rate remained flat at 9.8 percent, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics announced Friday in the latest round of local unemployment figures. [ more › ] See original here: No Change in D.C. Unemployment Rate, Though City...

DCist Preview: Jason Ka...

Jason Kao Hwang’s quartet, EDGE, draws from free and traditional jazz, East Asian influences and Hwang’s upbringing as a classically trained violinist. Here’s a preview of the band’s Sunday evening performance at Bohemian Caverns. [ more › ] The rest is...

Season’s Eatings:...

Green garlic, sometimes called spring garlic, is simply garlic that has been harvested before the bulb has had a chance to mature fully., It’s only going to be around for a little longer, so here’s an idea of what to do with it before it’s all gone. [ more › ] Here...

After Day of Pressure, ...

Hours of public condemnation appear to have convinced Marion Barry to finally walk back his comments Tuesday night that Asian-owned businesses in his part of the District are “dirty shops” that “ought to go.” [ more › ] Read more here: After Day of Pressure,...

The GOP is Stuck With R...

Charles Blow, New York Times The dream is dying. There will be no dynamic, charismatic, Reaganesque Republican presidential nominee this cycle. There won’t even be a consistent conservative. There will only be Mitt Romney.With his wins on Tuesday in Wisconsin, Maryland and the...

The Hint Santorum Refus...

Steve Kornacki, Salon Rick Santorum made it clear last night that he's staying in the Republican race all the way to the convention in Tampa, Fla. Of course, Michele Bachmann was equally adamant on the night of the Iowa caucuses that she'd stay in the race, only to pull the plug...

In Wisconsin, Romney De...

Jay Cost, Weekly Standard Mitt Romney won a clean sweep Tuesday night, with victories in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Wisconsin. It is the latter state I want to focus on, as it was the most important of the bunch (from a political standpoint), and caps off an interesting...

The 2007-2009 Bear Mark...

Mark Hulbert, MarketWatch It’s now official: The 2007-2009 bear market has been completely overcome.Erased.Yes, you read that right. The dividend-adjusted version of the Wilshire 5000 index is now higher than it was at the bull market high on Oct. 9, 2007.To understand what this...

Without a Larger Argume...

John Ellis, BuzzFeed When we elected Senator Barack Obama to the presidency in 2008, we assumed that he understood this. To pretend otherwise, after all, was to deny basic arithmetic.Everybody understands that the social model we inhabit, which Mr. Mead calls Big Blue, is bankrupt. The...