The Capital City Diner on Bladensburg Road NE announced today that it was closing down. more ›

Two of the four Walmarts planned inside the District's borders have cleared a major hurdle, clearing a review from the city's Office of Planning enabling them to move forward with construction as soon as permits from the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs can be obtained. more ›

Will us Washingtonians finally get the chance to submit our hilariously crazy images to People of Walmart? Maybe! more ›

>> A man was hospitalized this morning after his Ford Expedition crashed into a Metrobus at 8th St. and Massachusetts Ave. NE. [WJLA] more ›

Good morning, D.C. After Tuesday's false Friday, it feels pretty damn good finally to be heading into a real weekend. It's going to be hot, sunny and dry on Saturday and Sunday, so get out there and enjoy it. Police Shot Man Who Died: Two D.C. police officers shot a 23-year-old man near the intersection of 17th Street and Bladensburg Road NE this morning who may have been involved in a gun battle with another... more ›

The controversial plan authored by Ward 1 Council member Jim Graham to relocate a number of strip clubs displaced by the new Nationals stadium into Ivy City, a neighborhood in Ward 5, got even more interesting this week. The D.C. Council on Tuesday agreed to spend $3.6 million to reduce the "impact" of the relocated clubs, in a rare earmarking of funds for a specific neighborhood. Ivy City is bordered by Bladensburg Road, New York... more ›

In Eating Your Words, former New York Times restaurant critic William Grimes discusses what’s in a sandwich name -- be it hoagie, wedge, muffuletta, Cubano, rocket, garibaldi, zeppelin, or spuckie. Region seems to dictate names as much as anything. Grimes attributes the Philadelphia "hoagie" to flapper-era Philadelphia jazz musician Al De Palma — who apparently said, “you had to be a hog to eat it.” During the Great Depression in 1936, he opened up a sandwich shop that sold what he advertised as “hoggies.” more ›

We've been following the drama over the liquor license for Club U for quite some time now, but there are of course numerous other establishments that must deal with the Alcohol Control Board in one way or another. The ABC has a full plate today. Much of it is just normal procedural stuff, but then there are some other interesting items. more ›

A quick roundup of what's going on in our neighborhoods ... Palisades In an article sure to further feed the passions of people with real estate interests near MacArthur Boulevard, the Post highlights the Palisades, a neighborhood this DCist used to call home. We'll pick out a few fun descriptions: "Architectural variety" ... "Arts and Crafts bungalows" ... "folksy Fourth of July parade" ... and neighborhood-grown grapes making wine that's "not great, but drinkable." We... more ›

(Photo of 19th Street at Dupont Circle by Mike Grass) What's the Navy's East Potomac Secret? In a city full of open secrets, one mystery seems to be baffling those have been visiting East Potomac Park. According to the Post, the Navy has been constructing something behind some fences. But what it is exactly is all up to speculation. The Post throws out these suggestions: a sensor station guarding the 14th Street bridges; an... more ›

With new security closure announcements coming everyday it seems like, DCist found it odd that among federal installations slated for perimeter upgrades is the National Arboretum. Not only would terrorists have trouble finding the Arboretum way out on Bladensburg Road in Northeast, they may run into trouble with some of the local residents. (But then again, maybe the Arboretum is a viable target on a symbolic level. It is, afterall, on the colonial road... more ›