Just when you had gotten control of the size of your blogroll. We've been following the recent changes over at Washingtonian.com, and not just because we have a DCist alumna over there. To be honest, we've long placed Washingtonian Magazine in the "strictly for fogeys" column when it comes to their views on what interesting things are going on in D.C. Constantly compiling "Best Of" lists only relevant to residents of Georgetown and Bethesda hasn't... more ›

In the December issue of the Washingtonian, the magazine lauds the "Best of Washington," including restaurants, dance clubs, pizza, late night dining, hip clothes, and more. Among the magazine's bevy of lists is a ranking of the "50 Best & Most Influential Journalists," written by Garrett Graff, formerly of Fishbowl DC fame. While journalists for the usual suspects abounded -- Mike Allen of Time; Dan Balz, David Broder, Steve Coll, Marc Fisher, Al Kamen, Howard... more ›

Just two days after the announcement that Garrett Graff was joining the Washingtonian as Editor-at-Large, it has been announced that Todd Kliman, award-winning food writer for the Washington City Paper, has been named Dining Editor for the city's monthly glossy. According to Don Rockwell, Kliman will

hav[e] editorial control over the upcoming Best 100 Restaurants and Cheap Eats issues. Thomas Head and Cynthia Hacinli will remain at the Washingtonian and work with Todd, who will begin his new job next month.

Print media has once again legitimized the blog world by grabbing one of our own. Garrett Graff, editor of Fishbowl DC, announced today that he'll be scaling back his duties at the Mediabistro blog to take over as editor-at-large of the Washingtonian. Graff will be taking over for the now retired Chuck Conconi, who was at Washingtonian for 13 years. more ›

D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams will deliver the annual "State of the District" speech next Monday at 7 p.m. from the Lincoln Theatre on U Street NW. In District politics, this is about as big as it gets, and DCist only naturally wants in on the action. There has been a lively debate in recent months over what, if anything, bloggers do. Are they journalists? Should they be granted similar access to media events? Can they... more ›

Last week, we were witness to a saga almost quixotic in the quest for its ultimate goal: a White House Press pass. In fact, this DCist witnessed it all from just a few feet away from our desk, as Garrett Graff -- blogger at FishbowlDC -- logged phone call after phone call in his attempt to gain the elusive press pass. Friday, Graff declared victory in gaining a pass to a White House press briefing. Was it "hard" or "soft"? The pass, that is. We can't say without closer examination. more ›

If you were wondering what MediaBistro wanted with a D.C. -based blogger a few weeks ago, the mystery is solved. Today MediaBistro relaunched, debuting several new features in addition to the new homepage. The site's existing blogs (TVNewser and Galleycat) are joined by UnBeige, a design blog, MBToolbox, a resource blog for journalists, and three "Fishbowl" blogs that provide "an irreverent insider glimpse into three of the largest media markets in the country": New York,... more ›