How many friends are crashing with you for the inauguration? ( polls ) We’ve argued that the private home rental market for the inauguration has been seriously overblown . Few D.C. residents we’ve talked to report having successfully rented out their pads via Craigslist or other online listing...

Update, 3:30 p.m.: The statehood site is now live, though it’s pretty basic. Just as quickly as the 2008 presidential campaign signs have come down, new ones have taken their place. Over the weekend, D.C. voting rights activists hung signs advocating for statehood. Designed to look like the District’s...

          Last year’s No Pants Metro Ride , the first time the long-running New York City event had been held in D.C., resulted in no arrests and several funny photos. From the looks of the DCist Flickr pool this morning, Saturday’s repeat event went much the same...

Everyone was excited that President-elect Obama made his first big foray into the city this weekend with a stop at Ben’s Chili Bowl. Some were more excited than others. Namely, the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council , who put out a press release hilariously titled, “National Hot Dog...

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