United Medical Center has been at the forefront of a legislative battle in recent weeks, as Mayor Vince Gray and the D.C. Council determine whether to privatize the financially-troubled hospital or keep it under city control. But the hospital itself is fighting a similarly-frustrating battle inside its walls: against bed bugs. more ›

Wonkette did a little bit of poking around this afternoon and uncovered that the Marriott Wardman Park -- currently hosting the annual Conservative Political Action Conference -- might just have some problems with bedbugs. (You know, now that I think about it, this news might make for a couple of funny jokes!) It could always be worse for the Michele Bachmann devotees of the world, I guess: at least the conference attendees aren't sleeping inside dorms at George Washington. more ›

George Washington University always finds itself at or near the top of lists lining out the nation's most expensive schools. But I'm willing to wager that most students and parents don't factor in a large one-time cost of dry cleaning linens and clothing into their budgets. That's too bad, because G.W. has bedbugs. more ›

Bed bugs are obviously an growing concern in the District. We did our best to try and answer your questions about them in our Q & A last week with a certified expert. But the D.C. Department of Health obviously wants to move the discourse further, and so they have planned a "bed bug summit" for January 13, 2011. The summit, which will feature several speakers and will be held at 441 4th Street NW, has the rather flowery title of "Bed Bugs Are Changing Our World." Of course, bed bugs have been around since at least 400 BCE (or circa 77 CE, depending on whether you find Greek or the Roman texts more credible) -- so we'll imagine that no matter what's said at the summit, bed bugs will keep on "changing our world" for some time. RSVP here if you're interested in spending a Saturday learning about the bloodsucking parasites. more ›

Yesterday, we interviewed Justin Shaffer from Connor's Pest Protection about bed bug detection (and the use of dogs to find them) and removal. He offered to answer any questions our readers had. Behold: answers! more ›

Bed bugs have infested the Washingtonian media: headlines crawling with news of infestations in D.C. apartment buildings and even government offices. And while D.C. has not yet been taken over by an infestation as large as New York City's, we definitely have a problem. Before you panic, though, we thought we'd cut through the myths and hysteria with some real information from a specialist in the bed bug business. more ›

Maybe we just have a short memory, but yesterday was the first day of the summer that felt oppressively awful in that distinctly D.C.-ish way. Apparently we weren't the only ones — NBC4 says that a bunch of kids from the National Student Leadership Council who were visiting Capitol Hill became sick from the heat, requiring treatment in a Senate office building (they're all fine). Today promises to be two degrees hotter. Md. Teacher Sentenced... more ›