The City Paper reports on a development that will fascinate both homeowners along Georgia Avenue and streetcar-watchers across the city -- the planned redevelopment of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center might push plans for a streetcar up the commercial corridor higher on the city's list of priorities. more ›

Two of the four Walmarts planned inside the District's borders have cleared a major hurdle, clearing a review from the city's Office of Planning enabling them to move forward with construction as soon as permits from the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs can be obtained. more ›

Video of at least one crew-related brawl which broke out during Saturday's Caribbean Carnival surfaced on the Internet this morning. It's unknown if there is any connection between the brawls and the shootings which occurred later in the afternoon after the parade had passed, but both incidents appear to involve conflicts between neighborhood residents. more ›

Overnight, a large fire broke out at at vacant two-story building at 3001 Georgia Avenue NW. Several tipsters told DCist that the blaze, which encompassed both floors of the building around 1:20 a.m., created a heavy smoke cover over the residential Pleasant Plains neighborhood. more ›

A 20-year-old man was shot last night in the 12200 block of Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring, MD. The shooting occurred near a fast food restaurant around 10 p.m. Police say that the man is in critical condition. No further word on the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
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Sure, there are other anti-Walmart groups popping up around town, but this is the only one we know of which features a smiley face feasting on the District flag. I mean, just look at that logo! And wait...is the flag supposed to be bleeding? I'm going to go ahead and guess that was intentional. more ›

Good news!!! Central Union Mission is not moving to Georgia Avenue in Ward One. It is moving downtown. more ›

We've reached another Friday, D.C., but if those light flurries that accompanied you on your way into work this morning gave you visions of a leisurely Saturday snowball fight, you'll likely end up disappointed. Very little accumulation is expected from these flakes, and the weekend will see temperatures back in the upper 40s, with a possibility of some light rain on Saturday morning, according to CapitalWeather.com. If this update doesn't satisfy your weather nerd urges,... more ›

It looks like I.M.P., the Montgomery County-based company that runs the 9:30 Club and Merriweather Post Pavilion, hasn't given up on opening a Silver Spring music hall. In September, we wrote that concert producer and venue owner Live Nation had signed a non-binding letter of intent to put a Fillmore music hall in the old J.C. Penney store at Georgia Avenue and Colesville Road in Silver Spring, across from the AFI Silver Theater. Both the... more ›

We noted awhile ago that the owners of the Birchmere had been in talks to open another venue in Silver Spring — while that has fallen by the wayside, it looks like Live Nation will be moving in instead. The Clear Channel spinoff, which produces concerts and owns music venues around the country, including Nissan Pavilion, various Fillmores, and the House of Blues chain, signed a letter of intent to build in an old J.C.... more ›

>> "Florida's top police agency said Wednesday its investigation into former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley's lurid Internet communications with teenage boys has been hindered because neither Foley nor the House will let investigators examine his congressional computers." [AP via TPM] >> "A New Carrollton mother accused of leaving her five young children in filth pleaded guilty in the case on Thursday." [NBC4] >> "A D.C. Superior Court judge today sentenced a former D.C. police... more ›

Good Friday to you, Washington. Are you getting psyched for the weekend already? No? Did we mention how nice the weather's going to be yet? Predictions are for mostly sunny skies and low humidity levels on Saturday with below-normal high temperatures in the low 80s and overnight lows sinking down to, get this, the low 60s. It's like Christmas in August! District Plagued By Lead Concerns: It's sure starting to feel like we're having... more ›

I was just driving by this radio tower on Georgia Avenue NW this weekend and exclaimed how awesome looking it was. Flickr user edwardaggie98 turned it into a great photo, with the fog slowly obscuring it up to the top. Maybe it's supposed to be rotated clockwise, but the 90 degree angle gives an interesting "what exactly is that" feel. EXIF.
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After receiving a tip from a DCist reader and fellow foodie (thanks, sophiagrrl!), we headed to the Petworth neighborhood to check out El Limeño. El Limeño opened its doors only five months ago and offers up Mexican and Salvadorian bites in a cozy atmosphere. At 201 Upshur St. NW, it's relatively close to the Georgia Avenue/Petworth Metro, but street parking is usually available as well. Upon entering we were immediately greeted by the owner, and... more ›

As is usually the case on this day in D.C., there is very little news to roundup, thus our rather loose definition of 'morning' today. We certainly hope you're having a relaxing and fun holiday so far. As you gather up beer and meat (or faux-meat) and head to your respective barbecues, take care. We've mentioned it before, but the entire city will be under added security measures today in the wake of the attempted... more ›

On Friday the Washington Post ran a story about the city's plans to step up their graffiti removal tasks after a recent rash of tagging in Wards 1, 2 and 4. The graffiti began appearing six to eight weeks ago, stretching from the Logan and Shaw neighborhoods to communities in upper Northwest along Georgia Avenue and 13th and 14th streets. Banneker Community Center near Howard University, under renovation, was among the places hit. But the... more ›

When we spied a fire truck driving down Georgia Avenue on Saturday morning with a banner promoting Muriel Bowser, we were confused. After all, Bowser is a candidate in the coming special election for Ward 4, and last we checked, city vehicles are stricly off-limits for campaign purposes. Well, we weren't the only ones miffed by the emergency vehicle's use as a campaign tool. From yesterday's installment of themail, D.C. Watch's bi-weekly online newsletter: On... more ›

Good morning to all of you Washingtonians who, despite being forced to come in today, are honoring Dr. King today through peaceful resistance to actual work. Rather than confronting authority violently, you can make your dissatisfaction known through idleness and websurfing. We'll be right here with you. Then, outside work, maybe do something a little more meaningful to celebrate MLK Day. Guilty of Wrongful Deeds: D.C. police may have ended a rash of brazen break-ins... more ›

If anyone asked us about D.C.’s signature dish, of course we’d say wings with mumbo sauce. If they asked where to get it, we’d send them to Howard China. This teeny carryout is a favorite of Howard students, and it was a friend from Howard who introduced us to it when we visited him as undergrads. He walked us across Georgia Avenue at two in the morning and ordered us the same thing we... more ›

If all goes as planned, two years from now, 150 condominiums, six townhouses, and a handful of new shops will flank the entrance to the Georgia Avenue Metro Station. The $60 million project known as Park Place broke ground on Monday, and is being led by Bethesda-based Donatelli Development Inc., one of the nation's leading investors in transit-oriented development. So far Donatelli has worked closely on development plans with Petworth residents, promising 20 percent low-income units with a portion of those set aside for people making less than 30 percent of the city's median income. more ›

Hey there, Washington. How was your weekend? Ours was OK. Yeah, just OK. Oh sure, we're fine. We guess we're just a little troubled by some of today's headlines. As if the looming Heat Emergency, which has given us a Code Orange Air Quality day today and will place the heat index close to 110 through much of the week, wasn't disturbing enough, we alse read in the Examiner that the growth of online news readers nationwide has plateaued. According to a study by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, about three in 10 adults, or 31 percent, regularly read news online, which is roughly the same as two years ago. Wait a minute. DCist began almost exactly 2 years ago. Suddenly it all makes sense! DCist is such a force to be reckoned with in the online news community, we've actually swallowed all of the growth of the Internet over the last 2 years. Who would have thought? Well this changes everything. Here's a special shoutout to all of our loyal readers who made this day possible. more ›

Argh, me hardies. Get me some grog and some grub and be quick about it. An international breeze -- along with a host of bad pirate jokes -- will sweep through downtown Silver Spring next month with the opening of Piratz Tavern on Georgia Avenue and Bonifant Street. more ›

Just as we were done drying off from Deluge 2006, Mother Nature had to come along and dump some more rain on us yesterday. How rude. And now that NBC 4 is reporting that we may see some strong thunderstorms today and tomorrow, we're starting to question where her allegiances may lay. Rain, on the Fourth of July? For shame, Mother Nature, for shame. Slots Petition Drives Kicks Off: Does anyone wants slots in the... more ›

Battles over development are nothing new in the District, but few of them come as loaded with pitfalls and moral ambiguity as the one growing over plans to move the Central Union Mission from its current 14th Street location to Georgia Avenue. more ›

It was a tantalizing prospect. The news that Walter Reed Army Medical Center would close in 2011 had District residents and officials dreaming of the possible uses for the 113 acres of land located between 16th Street and Georgia Avenue in residential Northwest Washington. Getting their hands on the land was always a longshot, however, and news organizations are reporting today that the Feds have lowered the boom on the idea -- deciding instead to... more ›

Written by DCist contributor Andrew Wiseman. Today, Northwest D.C. is the scene of battles over gentrification and parking. In 1864, however, it was the scene of another kind of battle: an invasion by Southern troops. Fort Stevens, hidden on Quackenbos Street NW between 13th and Georgia, is a pretty unremarkable place. A few steps from the Georgia Avenue Thrift Store and a 70 bus stop, it’s basically a strangely-shaped hill (the fort’s earthworks) with a... more ›

We wanted to love Crisfield Seafood Restaurant. The blue cinder-block walls, the long, '40s-style U-shaped counter, the oyster plate and beer stein collection, the fading glamour shots of Jimmy Buffett, Dennis Hastert, and Arch Campbell. Owned and operated by the Landis family since 1945. It all called out to us like a siren song from the industrial semi-wasteland of this part of Georgia Avenue. more ›

It’s spring, the season for all those bare tree branches to sprout gorgeous green leaves, for daffodils to pop up along Dupont Circle, for those of us with a green thumb to try and flex it in any way we can. For the past few years, Joe Carmack's Garden District store on 14th Street has been one of those places ready to help city gardeners get primed with perfect plants for the season. The store's arrival on 14th Street a few years back was one of the signs of the economic resurgence of the neighborhood, and provided a welcome alternative for green-thumbed city residents loath to make the trip to Home Depot. more ›

Word is leaking out -- Metro's Yellow Line will extend its runs to the Ft. Totten station during off-peak hours starting in January 2007. In a letter to his constituents, Council-member Jim Graham (D-Ward 1), who had long pushed for the idea, wrote: The WMATA board has given the green light to extending the Yellow Line to Fort Totten during off-peak periods. As a voting member, I proposed this extension. It would double the number... more ›