>> A street sweeper vehicle struck a man in a wheelchair this afternoon at the corner of 14th and P NW. The man was taken to the hospital with non-lifethreatening injuries. [NBC 4] >> Remember Roy L. Pearson Jr., the administrative law judge who's suing Custom Cleaners in Northeast for $67 million for losing his pants? Well Sherman Joyce points out that his reappointment to a 10-year term is scheduled to commence tomorrow, and... more ›

Washington has traded up in the area of celebrity worshiping, it seems. Gone are the days of grudgingly admitting that someone is "famous for D.C." Nicole Kidman, Kiefer Sutherland and Eva Longoria may have left town but media darlings, humanitarians and the preternaturally pretty Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are ready to move in. Literally. A faithful DCist reader tipped us off to a People Magazine report that Brad and Angelina were seen leaving the... more ›

filming in DC these days? Major Hollywood muscle has been spotted all over town, giving us celebrity gossip hounds a rare and local fix. Last night's premiere of the Miramax movie "The Great Raid" at the Uptown in Cleveland Park brought out more then a few famous faces, but the buzz was all about Mayor Willams and Michael Douglas shaking hands in front of the Mayflower Hotel. more ›