Photo by Paul Frederiksen We spent most of the week wondering if the large storm parked over North Carolina and parts of Virginia would extend far enough north to hit the District. It’s not looking too likely. At best we’ll get an inch of snow, but even that’s not a sure bet. Could...

Do Confederate colors run? A water main break in Old Town Alexandria may put the question to the test. North Washington St. City between King Street and Duke Street, which this writer understands to be pretty important streets in Alexandria, is closed in both directions owing to a water main break that...

Carolina Chocolate Drops, photo by Julie Roberts The American folk music tradition runs deep, and is as diverse and eclectic as the country itself. Old-time music , a catch-all term for folk music that pre-dates what we now refer to as bluegrass or country, is part of this fabric. And while this genre...

Photo by moworld Rumors flew wildly Wednesday night that Metro’s board would decide today to go ahead and make major service cuts in an effort to trim its budget deficit. Among the proposals: 30-minute headways on most Metrorail lines after 9:30 p.m. But the reality of today’s board meeting,...

The District Department of Transportation on Wednesday announced the ten projects that have been selected to receive funding through DDOT’s Transportation Enhancement Program. The funding includes grants ranging from $50,000 to $579,500 that go toward making improvements on a variety of transportation...

The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz honors its namesake by hosting its annual International Jazz Competition, which since 1987, has provided a springboard to some of the genre’s brightest young stars. Past winners include Joshua Redman , Joey DeFrancesco , Chris Potter , and Jane Monheit , making...

Batala Washington, performing earlier this year in the Cherry Blossom Parade You’ve probably seen them around, either practicing, performing at a community event, on local television, or marching down the street in a parade. They are hard to miss, after all. An infectious percussion ensemble comprised...

Last week, we reported that the Georgetown/Union Station route of the popular Circulator bus would cease traveling up Wisconsin Ave. beginning Oct. 4 , and Monday the District Department of Transportation announced several other route changes to the Circulator buses. The changes will result in the complete...

Photo by jim_malone Good morning, Washington, and welcome back to another nothing-doing Monday in August. Even if you’re not taking time off yourself this month, chances are your offices feel like an empty shell of what they usually are. You’re enjoying longer and longer lunches, indulging...

DC WASA and the D.C. Fire & EMS Department provided Mayor Fenty’s office with a list of potential trouble spots for water-related firefighting issues in the wake of the big fire at Peggy Cooper Cafritz’s house, and WUSA9 has a copy . Among the reasons given why an area might be listed...