D.C. police are trying to get the word out about a man who, early this morning, broke into several apartments in Cathedral Heights and assaulted at least two women. According to TBD, a white or Asian male broke into three apartments inside the Avalon at Foxhill apartment building at 4100 Massachusetts Avenue NW between 6 and 7 a.m. this morning. The man reportedly touched women in two of the apartments before fleeing. Anyone who saw a 5'7" man with a medium build wearing a dark, shiny coat and dark pants in the area this morning is being asked to call the police at 202-715-7355 or 202-730-1903. more ›

It was on December 8 that Washington Times Metro columnist Tom Knott used his perch to describe an ongoing feud between Town Hall, a new and upscale watering hole in Glover Park, and the bar's neighbors. It was also in this infamous column that Knott described the stretch of Wisconsin Avenue where Town Hall has set up shop as a "red-light district" and, even more poetically, as such: ...a fading commercial strip that features two... more ›

After college, most twenty-somethings move their way into the working world of offices and cubicles for the first time, alternately laboring furiously, scouring the internet for entertainment during slower hours, and attending any number of post-work happy hours. Sam Brooks bucked this trend -- at 24, he ran for public office. Surprising the District's political establishment, Brooks jumped in the race for an at-large seat on the City Council, coming in third to challenger and... more ›

Giant Food and joint-venture developers CHR LLC announced yesterday that a long-awaited 63,000 square-foot Giant supermarket/pharmacy will open in the Camp Simms area of Southeast (near Alabama Avenue and 15th Street SE) in spring 2006. The supermarket, whose planned construction in Ward 8 dates back at least five years, will stand alongside 25 acres worth of commercial development, worth some $37.5 million, in an area notoriously short on retail options. Attracting Giant, to Ward 8... more ›

Sometimes you just need pizza. And even though Pizza Hut's bipartisan pizza deal may seem tempting, you know that sometimes only wood-fired will do. more ›