Does the 9:30 Club have a trophy case? If not, I'm not sure where they're keeping all these Billboard awards. Yesterday, the club once again was honored as the the most attended club in America during the 2011 Billboard Touring Awards. more ›

It's easy to complain about the District's government, and we've certainly all had a run-in with a bureaucrat that clearly seemed to hate their job something fierce. But there's always that one city employee that is courteous, helpful and even goes out of their way to help. more ›

This morning, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced this year's crop of Fellows -- you know, the people that are commonly referred to as recipients of the "Genius Award". The list includes plenty of deserving winners, including a local lawyer, Marie-Therese Connolly. more ›

Last night, the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) hosted the RAMMY Awards at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. The big winners last night? "Power couple" Kyle Bailey and Tiffany MacIssac. more ›

"I'd like to thank the CVS on 7th Street for being open all hours after the show. I'd like to thank Chop't Salad. I don't know how they do it..."

If there were awards for funniest speech at the 27th annual Helen Hayes awards, Candide's Geoff Packard would have been a contender. more ›

It looks like J. Freedom du Lac's Alternating Year Law regarding Pulitzer Prizes for the Washington Post will hold: the newspaper pulled in only one Pulitzer this year -- the award for Breaking News Photography went to Carol Guzy, Nikki Kahn and Ricky Carioti for their work in Haiti after the earthquake which devastated that nation. Congratulations to the trio -- Guzy, Kahn and Carioti truly produced some incredibly relentless, moving work. more ›

Plays featuring British royalty, French satire and American optimism dominated this year's Helen Hayes nominations, with works such as Folger's ambitious Henry VIII, Shakespeare Theatre's Candide and Arena's revisioned Oklahoma! scoring the most nods. more ›

Today, the James Beard Foundation announced the semifinalists for their annual awards recognizing the best chefs, restaurants and service in the United States, and several local establishments and chefs made the cut. more ›

Last year, the District was lucky enough to have representation at the Grammy Awards from two talented residents, Muhsinah (now saƒia) and Christylez. This year, we're proud to see that three local artists have received Grammy nods. more ›

This week's restaurant awards revelry continued Tuesday in D.C. as the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington named finalists for its annual chef and restaurant honors, the RAMMYs. While some nominations hardly came as a surprise (Michel Richard Citronelle nominated for Fine Dining Restaurant of the Year? Shut up.), Tuesday's nominating reception did introduce a new award category for Beverage and Mixology program and highlight some of the D.C.-area's newest restaurants and hot spots. more ›

Today the semifinalists for the 2010 James Beard Awards were announced. The awards recognize excellence on the part of restaurants and individual chefs, and there were plenty of local picks among the nominees. more ›

Looks like actors, companies and productions may be sharing the wealth a bit more than usual at this year's Helen Hayes Awards. At least when it comes to musicals. more ›

Two weeks ago, we alerted you to one local artist featured on DCist who received a Grammy nomination. We're happy to let our readership know that another Three Star alum, Christon "Christylez" Bacon, has been recognized. more ›

With the opening of The Bazaar in Los Angeles and his Made in Spain cooking show on PBS, José Andrés has been busy building a name for himself on the national scene. All of this culminated today in him being named GQ's Chef of the Year. This article highlights tapas selections that you can find at his D.C. restaurants, including Jaleo, Zaytinya, and Minibar. With Blue Ridge chef Barton Seaver's Chef of the Year award from Esquire, D.C. is really coming out on top this year. Now about that Chef of the Year cage match... more ›

Congratulations appear to be in order for Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman, who -- if published internet reports are accurate -- will win his first Gold Glove when winners are officially announced later today. Zimmerman, whose defensive play at the hot corner in 2009 was one of the few real consistent highlights for the Nationals during a tumultous season, is reportedly one of four debutant winners this season. Zimmerman was the likely favorite for the award with last year's recipient, New York's David Wright, having an injury-plagued season, but the face of the Nationals did have competition from San Diego's Kevin Kouzmanoff for this year's honor. The official Gold Glove winners will be announced later today; and even though ESPN is busy wondering whether baseball's highest defensive honor really means anything, we feel confident stating that Nationals fans will take whatever positives they can get their paws on. more ›

Heads up, local George Washington University alumni: D.C. Council Chair Vincent Gray now represents you in more ways than one. The university's Alumni Association announced that they have selected Chairman Gray to receive one of the University’s Distinguished Alumni Achievement Awards. According to Gray's office, he won't receive the award until an October 1, 2009 ceremony during GWU’s Alumni Weekend. more ›

>> Tonight head over to Flashpoint and watch artists Kate McGraw and Ann Tarantino collaborate on planned and improvised drawings created directly on the walls of the gallery. Workbook will feature the artists' own signature styles as well as their response to one another's mark-making. McGraw and Tarantino will collaborate for ten days and document the process through video and in a twist to the typical "buy the painting on the wall," they'll instead make small 7x7" paper prints, each handmade, unique and available for $50. The video will be incorporated into the project and on view on March 28. Opening reception tonight from 6 to 9 p.m. more ›

If it's the second week in December, it's time for the Washington Area Film Critics' Association to announce its picks for the best films of the year. WAFCA traditionally likes to race to get its list out before all the other critics associations, and often ends up giving top honors to movies that are less likely to take home Oscar gold (although that wasn't the case last year). more ›

The Washington Area Bicyclist Association sent around word today that Bicycling Magazine has named Washington, D.C. the #1 most improved bicycling city in America (you can download a pdf of the story here, since it appears it's not yet available on Bicycling.com). The news was timed well with WABA's efforts to remind everyone to sign up for Bike to Work Day (coming up on May 16). more ›

Only at the Helen Hayes awards will you have three acceptance speeches referencing the word "girdle." more ›

If you see a bunch of people milling around the Warner Theater tonight in evening dress, no, it's not prom; tonight, the D.C. theater community gets its chance to shine at the Helen Hayes Awards, our city's version of the Tonys. more ›

Color us honored! When we thumbed through the massive, two-lb. "Best Of D.C." edition of this week's Washington City Paper, we were surprised and delighted to find that publication's readers had awarded us "Best D.C. Web Site." Best locally-focused blog, OK, but best web site? Washingtonpost.com was a runner up? Allow all of us here at DCist HQ to deliver a collective "gee golly." That was just awfully nice of you, City Paper readers. more ›