Photo by andertho The airfield at National Airport reopened for flight operations as of 11 a.m. this morning, according to a message on its web site . Passengers are urged to contact their airlines to confirm their flights before heading to the airport. And that assumes most people can actually get...

Photo by swkaplan We’ve received a couple of emails from people who say they watched a woman get arrested early this morning during an impromptu snowball fight outside Wonderland Ballroom in Columbia Heights (at 11th and Kenyon NW). We’re trying to get confirmation from MPD on this. One...

For those of you who managed to get into work today, we’re curious, what was your mode of transportation? And if it differed significantly from your usual method, feel free to note the relevant switch in theWashington DC. If you went to work this morning, how did you get there? ( online surveys...

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...

                                          Say what you will about obsessive panda fans becoming overly emotional about Tai Shan leaving D.C. this morning for China, but there’s one group of...

Photo by kimberlyfaye The National Weather Service has officially upgraded the impending snowfall to a Winter Storm Warning , and increased the accumulation prediction to somewhere between 16 and 24 inches . In other words, the Snomgasm is nigh. Heavy snow is predicted to begin falling at about 10 a.m....

Photo by kkairies Yep, most snow removal budgets are blown after this past weekend. [ WTOP ] Vincent Gray is accusing Mayor Fenty of overspending. Is he starting to sound like a mayoral candidate, or is that just more tough talk from the Council Chairman? [ D.C. Wire ] Potentially neat idea: cover the...

Photo by Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie Good morning, Washington. More dreadful news from Metro this morning: two track workers were struck and killed early this morning by a piece of heavy track equipment. The collision occurred near the Rockville station at about 1:45 a.m. The transit agency has yet to...

Dulles International Airport showed off its brand new AeroTrain people mover system this morning, and WTOP was kind enough to upload some video of the system to YouTube so we could all check it out (see below). The AeroTrain launches its first full day serving the public on Tuesday, approximately $1.5...

                            Sockets Records is by no means the biggest name in D.C. music history, but the record label, started by local noisemaker Sean Peoples, celebrated its fifth birthday with a whole crew of friends. The Black...