Starting tonight, the ramen bar, surreptitiously intermixed within the walls and operations of Señor Chicken, will expand its service from one night to Monday through Saturday from 5 to 9:30 p.m. more ›

The annual Three Kings Fiesta took place in Columbia Heights on Sunday, celebrating Epiphany Latino-style. more ›

Last September, 21-year-old Jamal Coates was killed during a brazen daylight drive-by shooting on U Street NW. This week, reports Homicide Watch, seven men have been charged for gang violence and retaliations that led to seven deaths since 2006 in Columbia Heights, Adams Morgan and U Street -- including Coates'. more ›

After having been kicked out of their prime Adams Morgan location in late September, the Unity Market vendors have found a new home north of Columbia Heights. more ›

Despite its imposing presence, Cardozo High School, like many of the District's iconic public schools, has long been in disrepair. That will soon change. more ›

I'm betting an uptick of foul language will be heard this weekend around the Columbia Heights, U Street and Shaw Metro stations as inattentive riders realize the closures of the three this holiday weekend. Your next curse may be asking what in hell is going on down there that would take an entire weekend to fix? WMATA is shushing all the transit malcontents today by releasing b-roll footage of metro employees actively working on the green line. After the jump, two more snippets of track work. more ›

Sometimes, it's far easier to portray these things with maps. more ›

A few weeks ago, we reported that the annual Fiesta DC in Mt. Pleasant wasn't a celebration for everyone. But it looks like those residents may not have much to worry about next year. more ›

Do you live on the Green Line and have a job that requires you to take Metro to get to work on Columbus Day? You may want to think about taking a sick day -- WMATA will close the Shaw, U Street and Columbia Heights stations from 10 p.m. on Friday, October 8 until opening on Tuesday, October 11. more ›

This afternoon, D.C. Fire and EMS responded to a mass casualty incident inside the Second Genesis rehabilitation center at 1324 Harvard Street NW. more ›

No, cops in Columbia Heights are not stopping people on bikes, asking to see proof of ownership and confiscating the bikes if none could be provided. more ›

Don't forget, Shaw residents: today is your last chance to pick up groceries at the Giant supermarket at 1414 8th Street NW. The grocery store will be closing its doors today at 6 p.m. more ›

It's been no secret that, at some point, the Giant supermarket at 1414 8th Street NW in Shaw would close -- after all, it's difficult to build a new development which features a brand new, 35,000-square-foot supermarket with an old one standing in the way. Today, the chain confirmed that the grocery would close on September 8 at 6 p.m. more ›

Good morning, Washington. Today is Slutwalk DC, the latest in a slew of protest marches triggered by a Toronto cop’s comment at a safety forum in January claiming that “women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimized.” more ›

The 19-year-old that police arrested in connection with an attack on a group of lesbian women outside the Columbia Heights Metro station on July 30 has now been charged with a hate crime. more ›

Over the weekend, a group of five lesbians accused several D.C. police officers of ignoring an attack by two men near the Columbia Heights Metro Station -- and Chief Cathy Lanier says that she'll punish them severely if she has to. more ›

More and more the coals under D.C. police department continue to burn hotter over its recent treatment of LGBT-related hate crimes. Five lesbians are now accusing the MPD of ignoring an attack by two men near the Columbia Heights Metro Station early last Saturday morning. According to the women, the two men assaulted them slurs and punches after one of the women rebuffed advances from one of the men. more ›

Rodney McIntyre, the father of 17-year-old Ebony Franklin -- who was sexually assaulted, brutally murdered and discovered inside an alley dumpster on the 1000 block of Fairmont Street NW last November -- pled guilty to Franklin's murder today. more ›

One week. That's how long it took Terry Allen Jimenez, arrested and charged with second-degree murder for allegedly shooting and killing an innocent man last Saturday, to get back into trouble in D.C. after he left town for safety reasons. more ›

Last Friday, we reported on a pair of brick-throwing incidents which left two Columbia Heights bars -- Meridian Pint and Room 11 -- with broken windows. With the investigation still ongoing, DCist has obtained security camera footage from outside Meridian which shows the vandal tossing a brick through the bar's front window, as well as more details on the crime. more ›

This is why we can't have nice things: two large bricks were thrown through windows at both Room 11 and Meridian Pint around 2:30 a.m. this morning. more ›

The District Department of Parks and Recreation will convene a meeting this evening to discuss renovations to the park at 11th and Monroe Streets NW, sometimes known as Trolley Turnaround Park. more ›

"Remember when that guy purposely hit me with his car, and then tried to run away but got caught?" That's how the best story we've read all day begins. more ›

Last month, we reported on a protest attended by several dozen people, including D.C. Councilmembers Jim Graham and Michael A. Brown, regarding the the firing of approximately 40 workers from Chipotle's Columbia Heights, Woodley Park and Chinatown locations. Tonight, on the 20th anniversary of violent clashes between police and the Latino community in Mount Pleasant, the same group will march from Sacred Heart Church at 16th Street and Park Road NW to the Chipotle at 3113 14th Street NW in another demonstration against the mass firings. more ›

As promised, we're bringing you updates on the latest outdoor film festival news. While there's still no word from Screen on the Green (though its campaign continues), we have gotten our hands on the lineups for two other outdoor film fests -- Columbia Heights and U Street -- since our last roundup went up in April. more ›

The Post's Danielle Douglas provides an update on the leasing activity at DCUSA, and finds that space in and around it, like so many ripe bananas at the building's anchor Target, is going fast. Or at least it is when it comes to national food retailers. more ›

Good morning Washington. While D.C. teams enjoyed victories last night, this weather day isn't exactly something to celebrate. Beyond the cold rain, we might have flash flooding, severe storms, high winds - and perhaps a tornado? Yeah, this is the day to stay in and watch movies, do some laundry, or catch up on that project you were working on inside the house. And of course, read your favorite D.C.-themed website. more ›

UPDATE: Here's the official statement from MPD regarding the incident, which confirms Graham's version of events and confirms that the 17-year-old was taken into custody. more ›

Gunshots were fired near the intersection of 14th and Irving Streets NW this morning during rush hour. And while eyewitness reports indicate that the incident occurred around 9 a.m. this morning, details about what actually happened are still unclear. more ›

Several dozen protesters -- standing alongside D.C. Councilmembers, lawyers and local labor leaders -- chanted "Chipotle, listen up, we're not done fighting," outside the chain's Columbia Heights location yesterday. It was one of the vocal components of a demonstration protesting the recent firing of approximately 40 workers from the chain's D.C. locations without notice. more ›