We know you love being able to grab a cheap bus to New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore and other destinations along the east cost. Entrepreneurs know it too, which is why we've kept track of an explosion in new intercity bus options recently, including BoltBus, Megabus, and DC2NY, along with the traditional Chinatown buses. But with so many more buses picking up and dropping off in several areas of downtown, the District Department of Transportation......

Sometimes we note that there aren't many portraits in the DCist pool, but today we find ourselves overwhelmed by some fantastic people-centric shots taken over the weekend. The grainy black and white gives even more depth to this image of a tough guy waiting for the Chinatown bus, by Flickr user digital_don (check out his photostream for his other great street portraits). EXIF. Some close runners up included hashing Wonder Woman, block party balloon......

YouTube user northeastcentral edited together this little music video ode to the Chinatown bus to Sufjan Stevens' song "Chicago," writing: I got this idea while watching a sequence from "Little Miss Sunshine" and decided that a video of the Chinatown bus could also be relatively faithful to the lyrics of the music in those scenes. This was the result. ~The price... ~The speed... ~The sketchiness... ~The freedom... Many of us who rely on the......

There's a new entrant into the crowded East coast cheap bus service market. DC2NY, which launches officially on July 26th, has begun advertising their services by handing out cards and fliers around Chinatown. The new bus line will travel only from D.C. to New York (no stops in Baltimore or Philadelphia), picking up from two stops in D.C. -- one in Dupont Circle and the other at 14th and Eye NW near McPherson Square --......

Georgetown is all about traditions. And with two-hundred and seventeen years under its belt, it makes sense. The Blue and Grey. The Tombs. The lore of the 75 Exorcist stairs. But few Hoyas know about their annual ImprovFest. Hardly any realize that Georgetown has an improv troupe at all, though that's probably because it doesn’t hold many shows per year and the university, also traditionally, ignores the discipline of staged comedy. But the stone-faced International......

D.C.: If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere. Wait, isn’t that New York? Regardless, 14th Street boutique Pop recently expanded to open a second location in hipster haven Williamsburg, Brooklyn (308 Grand St.). If you're Brooklyn-bound, on Saturday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Pop is hosting a shopping party boasting DJs, drinks and discounts, which just so happen to be our three favorite “D’s.” Even if a weekend trip on......

The Wall Street Journal examined today the heated competition between Chinese-owned bus companies and Greyhound buses between major U.S. cities. The stiff competition with newcomers has put Greyhound in a tight spot and forced them to cut prices between D.C., New York, and Boston. In Boston the companies have even won a spot in that city's South Station bus terminal, although their buses aren't yet listed on the television screens. The article neglects to mention......