Martin Austermuhle

Photo by erin m Good morning, Washington. Here's to hoping everyone had a great Thanksgiving, doesn't have to work today and didn't have to fend off crowds of shoppers hellbent on getting that one flat-screen TV for 50 percent off. Three Shot in Columbia Heights: The Post is reporting... continue reading on DCist

Photo by KCIvey Yesterday the Washington Post asked a number of local political watchers, myself included, if we thought Mayor Adrian Fenty would be re-elected in 2010. Some said yes, others said no. I stressed that without a credible challenger – and none has yet stepped forward – Fenty... continue reading on DCist

Photo by Kevin H. With a D.C. Council vote on same-sex marriage just over a week away, a compromise proposed to assuage concerns expressed by the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington remains uncertain. Last week, D.C. Council members David Catania (I-At Large) and Phil Mendelson (D-At Large) sent a letter... continue reading on DCist

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Ut.) With the D.C. Council's same-sex marriage bill scheduled for a December 1 vote and a petition to put the issue on the ballot denied, opponents of same-sex marriage might finally have to live up to a threat they've been making in recent months: to take... continue reading on DCist

Photo by andertho As we come to the end of a week where the District dealt with the death of another child -- this time it was nine-year-old Oscar Fuentes in Columbia Heights -- there doesn't seem to be much to say about a city that while significantly better... continue reading on DCist