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>> Four D.C. firefighters were injured while battling a rowhouse fire at 619 4th St. NE this afternoon. [WTOP] >> A Jewish first-year GWU student and reporter for The Hatchet has found a series of swastikas drawn on her door. [The Hatchet] >> The leaders of a National Institutes of Health program recruiting minority D.C. high school students for science careers are disappointed that representatives of D.C. schools failed to show up for a...

No, when rising in the wee hours of the morning to we didn't suffer a sudden wave of nostalgia for bad perms, The Bangles and "Mr. Belvedere". We were confronted by all four networks confirming that temps are hitting eighty degrees today. Awesome. This mild weather was welcome news for the hundreds of Georgetown students who camped out in line to get their hands on one of the 1,000 tickets made available around 9:00...

>> Welcome to March and another First Friday in Dupont Circle from 6 to 8 p.m. Find the gallery locations here. >> We've all got our old movie favorites. If you pop in Gone with the Wind everytime you're home sick, or channel surf for old episodes of I Dream of Jeanie on a Sunday afternoon, you're just the person Mark Bennett is drawing for. His India ink draftings of the fictional homes used in...

> > Pour one out for Coach Janky Spanky. Clinton Portis will receive surgeries for his bum shoulder and broken hand, which means he's headed to the IR for the rest of the season. It'll be up to Ladell Betts to carry the rock, though, who knows? Maybe the coaches will remember their costly impulse-buy TJ Duckett, mouldering on the bench. [Washington Post] > > The U.S. House of Representatives is filled stem to stern...

Sigh. The most wonderful time of the year, Halloween, is over. How's your candy haul, D.C.? It's going to be another warm day, with highs reaching the low 70s. So that makes us feel a little better. What else makes us feel good, you ask? This story, from our sister site Seattlest. BWI Improvements Finally Done: About five years, $1.4 billion dollars, and countless moments of inconvenience with roped-off corridors and orange cones later, BWI...

For all our snark here at DCist, you have to know we're big fans of the Internet. So on this gray and gloomy day, we thought we'd bring you a short but sweet tale of the power of the Internet to save puppies. Because, really, what else is it good for if it can't save helpless, adorable animals? Nothing, that's what. Wednesday night, a friend of DCist Amanda's was driving along in Falls Church when...

It was five years ago today that the U.S. was hit by the deadliest attack in its history, leaving almost 3,000 people dead and launching a global crusade against terrorism. In that time, much has been said about securing the homeland to avoid another attack -- and billions more have been allocated to actually doing so. District residents have observed the march towards security both as residents of the city and the nation's capital, most...

The many neighborhood listservs in the District provide an additional way for members of the community to communicate, share problems, offer advice, and otherwise detail the daily ups and downs of their street, their local park, or their neighbors. The sheer amount of exchanges offer a treasure trove of material, so much so that the City Paper's blog, City Desk, dedicates a bi-weekly feature to it. This gem came across my local listserv today, which...

Good morning, Washington -- it's Friday! Rejoice in all that start-of-the-weekend goodness. And note that on this date in 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first earthlings to walk on the moon. In their honor, go check out the Apollo to the Moon exhibit at the Air and Space Museum and see their spacesuits or touch a moon rock. Suitcase Forgotten, Results in Union Station Closure: WTOP notes that last night around 8...

Good morning Washington, and welcome to the second full day of this summer's Crime Emergency. Feel safer yet? No? Well, give it a few weeks. It'll still be a little while before the city collectively re-loses interest in its crime problem. But for now, there's some excellent coverage in the area media — and perhaps unsurprisingly, the Post is leading the way. July's Murders Examined: Although the deaths of Alan Senitt and Chris Crowder have pushed the city into action, theirs were far from the first lives lost during this disturbingly violent summer. Today's Post spends nearly 3,000 words examining the lives and deaths of the fourteen murder victims that have been lost (as of this writing) in the city during July. Although some of the accounts are short on details, it's heartening to see the recent violence examined in a context that extends beyond Georgetown. Officials Warn There's No Quick Fix: As one might expect, the immediate substantive reactions to the uproar over crime have been changes in how police are deployed throughout the city: yesterday the city council allocated $31.5 million for new officers, and the U.S. Park Police announced changes to its patrol schedules aimed at making the Mall safer. However, there are indications that these measures may not be the magic bullet we'd all like. Police Chief Ramsey is warning that it may take years for the allocated funds to be fully converted into police officers. And WTOP reports that the Park Police's recent failures may have more to do with systematic understaffing rather than merely an inefficient patrol pattern — a problem that former Park Police Chief Teresa Chambers was fired for pointing out. Stadium Parking Found: The Post reports that stadium planners think they've come up with a solution to their looming parking problem. You might remember a recent controversy over whether the stadium's garages would be above or below ground. That issue was resolved with a simple non-decision ("both!"), but it only opened enough spaces for the ticketholders with the deepest pockets. But what about us plebes? Well, apparently 9,000 more spaces have been located for the unwashed masses. However, they're spread out over many sites, some are quite far from the stadium, a third are currently in private hands, and many are served by insufficient streets. Briefly Noted: Officer apologizes for racially-charged comment... Chief Ramsey asks feds for help getting max sentences for offenders... NBC4 discovers Craigslist, makes a graphic for it... FCC sends Comcast and MASN to binding arbitration... This Day In DCist: We interviewed the very talented RPM (Restoring Poetry in Music), discussed the best places to eat on Bastille Day (Happy B-Day all, by the way), and looked at the latest political news surrounding voting rights and stadium financing. Image posted to DCist Photos by Flickr user llemanie

Good morning, Washington. What's happening on the semi-cloudy Tuesday morning? Well, it looks like D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams has come up with a solution to the above-ground/underground parking issue for the new stadium: combining the two options! A meeting will be held this morning to discuss the issue. And it seems that area utility crews spent much of last night trying to bring power back to thousands of area residents after yesterday's storm. As many as 20,000 may have lost power, courtesy of high winds and lightning.

DCist is screwed in the event of an oil crisis. Not that we're not all screwed in the event of an oil crisis, just D.C. is more screwed. Don't sell your car yet, District resident, a cabbie can kick you to the curb if he doesn't like your address. Not even Metro can save you now. Londonist experiences the London of the future through the wonders of 3D modeling, but while the 3D guys are...

You Dada See It: DCist finally spent a day exploring Dada at the National Gallery, and it's really the sort of exhibition that grows on you as you move through it. The first room, detailing the Dada movement as it emerged in Zurich, is a tough nut to crack -- a few too many photo collages that aren't terribly stimulating clutter the landscape. But as you move through Berlin and Hannover, eventually reaching Paris and...

Good morning, Washington. Well, as good as it can be -- it's back to work after a day of honoring the presidents. Luckily we have some news for you, including an indictment involving an Oprah scam and Maryland and Virginia trying to figure out just what to do about their roads. And for those of you looking forward to the next big celebration or day off, just remember that St. Patrick's Day is only a...

We first discovered D.C.-area artist Frank Warren's PostSecret project at the 2004 Artomatic exhibit. The artist was handing out blank postcards addressed to a P.O. box, encouraging visitors to write a secret on the card and drop them in the mail. As the replies came in he would display the replies -- ranging from whimsical to disturbing -- at the exhibit.

>> Andrew Wodzianski wins bonus cool points for combining visuals inspired by Mexican luchadores and an interactive blog, the use of cell phones and a podcast (or Wodcast) in his new show Lucha Libre! at the Fraser Gallery. His "Lucha Libre! 2" is pictured here.

Sure, you can make pumpkin soup, buy some fall-spiced candles or purchase some candy for the imminent trick-or-treaters, but nothing really puts you in the Halloween spirit like a little Edgar Allan Poe. And a simple but clever little production over at the Playbill Café on 14th Street serves up just the right dose of humor, horror and just plain creepiness to put you in a sufficiently macabre mood for October.

Good morning, D.C. This lovely shot of some Eastern Market gourds was posted to DCist photos by easement. We'd love to tell you that we're in for the sort of brisk autumn weather that this photo evokes. But today's going to be cloudy, and tomorrow's going to be rainy. And, in even less cheerful news...

Good news, Washington — the heat is over. For the time being, anyway. The Weather Channel promises temperatures in the 80s for the foreseeable future, and we would desperately like to believe them. The recent weather wasn't only sticky and unpleasant; it was also chaotic. D.C. public pools stayed open late, then had to close early after swimmers got a minor electrical shock; President Bush's trip to the Boy Scout Jamboree was cancelled due to...

Duck Watch Begins at Treasury: Remember the expectant duck nesting outside the Treasury Department that captured the heart of all America? Well, those eggs may be hatching this week, the AP, via WJLA, reports. We can already hear the ooohs and ahhhs coming from the area, but unfortunately, the view from the nearest DDOT camera, seen here at 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, is turned away from the duck's security perimeter. If the world can...

Nationals Mascot Announced: In a surprising move, the Washington Nationals presented the team's new mascot to reporters this morning. The choice? A giant walking bow tie. Meant to memorialize the efforts of D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams in bringing baseball back to the District after a three-decade absence, the "Nat Cravate," as the mascot is to be known, will spin every time a National hits a home run and will loosen slightly during the seventh-inning stretch....

D.C. Council Balks at $2,000 Key: The D.C. Council has introduced a resolution telling mayor Williams to find a cheaper alternative for the ceremonial key he had designed by a Georgetown artist. The new key design costs $2,000 to manufacture, far more than most cities spend on similar keys.

Expanding Tyson's Corner: Wow. There's been a lot of regional planning news lately. First, local leaders met at a local planning gathering equipped with Lego blocks and maps trying to figure out how to accommodate 2 million more people in the area in the next 25 years. Second, the Post reports on how Tyson's Corner Center (where we snagged this image) is seeking to expand, transforming its regional shopping mall cluster into a giant built-up...

Good morning, Washington. As you can see from this photo outside this DCist's apartment, it's pretty foggy out. And please pardon Cornucopia (some call her Ariel) here, an overzealous neighbor may have gone a little overboard with the holiday decorations. It's caused quite the stir on 39th Street NW. Anyhow, we hope your commutes weren't too frustrating. WMATA to Go After Local Jurisdictions for Money: In order to meet its $1 billion budget proposal, WMATA...

Transportation News: -- Flooding had closed the Mount Vernon Square-7th St. Convention Center station on the Green and Yellow lines. Shuttle bus service had been provided from Gallery Place-Chinatown. This morning, a WMATA alert referred to the station by its old name, Mount Vernon Square-UDC, which the wires and the Post picked up as well. As of 7:55 a.m., the station had reopened, though escalators were not working. -- WMATA's police chief, Polly Hanson, has...