Initial reports of a Metrobus incident this morning were more frightening than what actually transpired, but a bus stopping suddenly to avoid hitting another vehicle was still rattling enough to send 13 passengers to the hospital for observation. more ›

If you need some high-quality sausage in your life, there's one place you should get to: Eastern Market. Home to an absolutely dizzying array of tubular meat, there's nary an animal that hasn't been ground up and stuffed into a casing. more ›

Barracks Row is known for its transformation into a vibrant commercial corridor on Capitol Hill, featuring businesses, bars and restaurants. It may soon have a medical marijuana dispensary, too. more ›

During a brief break from the debtsanity on the Hill yesterday, D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton decided to head over the Eastern Market to pick up her "usual stock" of bananas and flowers. On her way back, Norton's Ford Fusion hybrid was bumped by a police cruiser on North Carolina Avenue SE. more ›

Perhaps you've walked by the stately building, on Pennsylvania Ave SE right near Eastern Market and wondered what it was. I know I have, often. You've probably also noticed that there has been a lot of work done on the building - a full restoration is in the works. Turns out the building is the Old Naval Hospital, and it houses a long history of medicine in our nation's capital. more ›

When he's not debating solutions to the district's budget deficit, Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) may be spending time being one of the hippest councilmen in the city. Sure he drinks Steel Reserve (in spirit). Yup, he loves him some urban chicken. And he wouldn't mind providing an easier route to revelry on H Street. more ›

Pound Coffee, 621 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, is celebrating its impending opening by offering free coffee from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. today outside of its shop. Stop by on your way to Eastern Market or brunch in the Capitol Hill area. They won't be serving average joe either: kickapoo coffee won Roast Magazine’s 2010 Micro-Roaster of the Year. They will also have their in-house baked goods, like banana and pumpkin bread, for free. Pound will be opening in February 2011. more ›

UPDATE 12:30 p.m.: An eyewitness to the robbery sent us the following report, which goes a little further in explaining why the police helicopter was in use: the suspect had climbed onto a roof as he fled the scene. more ›

The agenda of ANC 6B's next meeting contained an interesting little nugget of information this morning: Artomatic might be eyeing Hine Junior High School at the intersection of 7th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue SE for its 2010 location. Hine was shut down as a DCPS school during the District's mass facility purge in 2008. more ›

Eastern Market is officially set to reopen to the public on June 26, a little over two years after it was gutted by a devastating fire. Lucky dog Flickr contributor erin_m, aka local photog Erin McCann, who has been documenting the market's progress since the fire, managed to get a look inside the building on Monday night as crews work to put the finishing touches in before next Friday. She's posted her entire photo set here. Erin writes:

A very, very nice security guard gave me a tour of the rebuilt Eastern Market tonight. more ›

Mark your calendars, Washington. Eastern Market's official reopening has been set for June 26, as D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty announced yesterday. It's been a little over two years since the historic building was ravaged by fire. A temporary structure was eventually built to house the market's vendors while a $22 million renovation project began on the building itself. more ›

The Post's Darryl Fears went to Eastern Market on Sunday to check out a display seeking community feedback on two different brick design options for the streets surrounding the historic building. The city plans to replace much of the asphalt roads around the fire-damaged market by the time it reopens later this year. more ›

You already knew about the new Ciculator route planned for Adams Morgan, which looks set to replace the 25 cent 98 "link" route as early as March. The Examiner reports today that another new Circulator route, this time running from Union Station to the brand new Capitol Visitor Center to Nationals Park, is also in the works. This Circulator route would replace the N22 Metrobus route. Metro's board meets on Thursday, and plans to discuss the proposed routes then. Both new lines, if approved, would begin March 30. more ›

Yesterday's Ask DCist feature addressed a weird, metallic, pulsating noise that appeared to be emanating from the HUD building in Southwest Washington, and could be heard clearly as far away as Eastern Market. All signs pointed to a busted steam pipe on the HUD roof, and indeed, U.S. General Services Administration spokesperson Michael McGill has since confirmed for us that at 3:30 a.m. on Monday, GSA received a call that a valve malfunction at the HUD building was causing built up pressurized steam to escape from the steam system, resulting in the loud noise. A repair crew was dispatched to make an adjustment to the valve, and the HUD building was open for business at its regular 8 a.m. start time on Monday. more ›

Anne, who lives at 11th and Pennsylvania SE, writes in: more ›

Although we're just reaching the peak of spring, D.C.’s local markets are packed with the fruits (and vegetables) of early summer abundance. We're lucky to live in a city that boasts an amazing number of markets specializing in local and fresh foods. From the Maine Avenue fish market to Eastern Market to the many farmers markets across the area, it’s easy to find fresh, local offerings that include fruits, vegetables, meats, cheeses, and seafood. Many of the city’s markets are open year round and the Washington Post has a helpful guide that lets readers search for markets by location and day of the week. A recent trip to several area markets provided a glimpse of just some of the fantastic foods that May in the Mid-Atlantic has to offer. more ›

It was one year ago today that District residents awoke to the sad news that a fire had torn through Eastern Market's South Hall, displacing the many food vendors who called the historic building home and shuttering a favorite weekend destination. And though the city reacted quickly and constructed the East Hall, a temporary structure across the street, progress on the $20 million renovation of the South Hall has proceeded slowly. more ›

Apparently Starbucks wasn’t the only coffee shop closed yesterday. According to a post on Murky Coffee's website, their Capitol Hill location was shuttered on Tuesday by the D.C. government.

We've had a hiccup with the DC Government, and were shut-down for a couple of non-compliance issues. We're in communication with them, and expect to be back up-and-running in a couple of days.

Happy Christmas Eve, Washington. With the frenzy of last-minute shopping and travel out of the city largely complete, folks staying here for the holiday are being treated to a quieter, gentler D.C. than normal, and it turns out in more ways than one. Over the weekend the Post took a look at a recent decline in the murder rate, reporting that only nine homicides have been logged in the District in the 37 days since Nov. 17. That adds up to roughly half the average murder rate for the rest of the year. Are the District's murderers just feeling the holiday spirit a little more deeply this year? Chief Lanier, naturally, credits the work of her detectives, noting a sharp increase in the number of homicide arrests made during the same period. more ›

Last night, Fox 5 reported on an alarming attack of a gay man by six or seven men on the Metro. "Nathaniel," as he's referred to in the report, was riding alone on a train Friday night. As the doors closed at Metro Center, the group surrounded and beat Nathaniel, kicking him as he fell to the floor and yelling "faggot". Nathaniel managed to get off the train at the Smithsonian station, and he ran... more ›

After a fire gutted Eastern Market last April, the stretch of 7th Street SE adjacent to the market building was closed off on weekends to accommodate vendors, construction of the temporary East Hall and reconstruction of the South Hall. In an interview on WTOP (link to audiostream) last week, Ward 6 Council member Tommy Wells said he wants to keep 7th Street that way. The Hill picked up the story on Wednesday, and the Hilleast... more ›

By DCist Contributor Stephanie Taylor Halloween is fast approaching, and because the scariest day of the year was inconsiderate enough to fall mid-week this year, much of the drunken pin the rib on the skeleton madness begins next weekend. But the District has very few true costume shops. If you've sorted through your closet and still haven't found a winner for this year's costume, we thought we'd offer a few suggestions as to where to... more ›

It's no surprise to this Hill resident, but it might be to those of you who live in relative cesspools like Logan Circle, Clarendon, Silver Spring, or "North" Cleveland Park: Eastern Market has been named one of the Nation's ten best neighborhoods. Thank you, American Planning Association, for giving credit where it's due. In its first annual "Best Places" awards, the APA heralds the Eastern Market neighborhood for "its continued success in balancing the demands... more ›

By DCist contributor Elisabeth Grant D.C. can be an expensive place to eat lunch. A meal from Cosi will set you back $8, any sit-down place is at least twice as much that, and even if you're just going for coffee, a grande pumpkin spice latte (the most delicious beverage on the planet) will put you out over $4. While many of the folks who work on or around the Hill, like those with expense... more ›

>> Little children don't like President Bush. [YouTube, embedding sadly turned off] >> Director Ridley Scott set off a bomb at Eastern Market yesterday, but Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio were not there, so stop asking us about it. [Reliable Source] >> A U.S. Park Police officer reportedly shot and wounded a driver on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway near Riverdale this afternoon. [WaPo] >> The FBI has launched a new Web site, BankBandits.com, in an... more ›

>> Peabody Award-winning broadcaster Michael Lasser will be at the Phillips Collection tonight to give a lecture called "Songs from The Time of American Impressionism" -- think Irving Berlin and the like. The event, which is free with a $12 admission to the museum, coincides with regular Thursday later hours (until 8:30 p.m.) and the upcoming end date of the American Impressionism exhibit (Sept. 16), so consider this your reminder to check it out. 6:30 p.m. more ›

While he worked the crowd last Saturday at Eastern Market's re-opening, Mayor Adrian Fenty again made it clear that he likes to keep connected to city affairs at all times. Hanging from his belt were his famous three Blackberries -- one for mayoral duties, one for personal responsibilities and one for immediate contact with Police Chief Cathy Lanier. Rumors have circulated that he may be in the market for a fourth. Photo by Martin... more ›

If anyone was worried that the crowds wouldn't come back to Eastern Market, fear not -- they're back, and in larger numbers than before. Today's inauguration of the East Hall -- the $1.5 million tent-like temporary structure that will house the displaced vendors until the South Hall is renovated -- saw a steady crowd of shoppers and gawkers alike, including Mayor Adrian Fenty. Meanwhile, across the street the South Hall remained boarded up and... more ›

Months after a fire gutted the interior of Eastern Market's South Hall and almost destroyed the District landmark, vendors will be back in business tomorrow in a temporary structure built across the street. The structure, which looks like a big white tent, cost $1.5 million and will be used while $25 million in repairs are completed on the South Hall, a process that could take up to two years. We're happy to see things slowly... more ›

The Examiner reports on a $36,000 bill received by the organizers of the 2007 Capital Pride Festival from the D.C. police and the Emergency Management Agency, who say they need the money to pay for overtime and other costs for security incurred during the June festival. But the festival's organizers and some members of the D.C. Council are questioning the charges, since the agencies waived these same fees last year and other annual parades, like... more ›