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>> No Reservations star Anthony Bourdain was reportedly at Ben's Chili Bowl last night, so if you're heading to his reading at GW's Lisner Auditorium tonight, be sure to try to ask him what he thinks of the chili half-smoke. For more information & to check on ticket availability (it's nearly sold-out), call Smithsonian Associates at 202-633-3030. $28, $14 for GW students at the Lisner box office. 7 p.m. >> Philadelphia quintet Dr. Dog...

Zipcar and Flexcar, D.C.'s two most popular car-sharing companies, announced they are merging Wednesday. Emails to customers of both companies directed them to an announcement on Zipcar's website. "The combined company will provide our members with increased benefits and improve our ability to expand into new markets," said Zipcar CEO Scott Griffith in the statement. The new company will operate under the Zipcar name, and while the pricing plans are still being hammered out, they...

Former Editor-in-Chief Ryan Avent writes a weekly column about neighborhood and development issues. I don’t suppose it would surprise most District residents to hear that there are sharp differences in income between the city’s neighborhoods and racial and ethnic groups. We see it all around us, but especially in those parts of the city where the lives of the haves abut and intermingle with those of the have-nots. These gentrification frontiers are often a locus...

Yesterday we threw together a list of the people in the District we considered influential, taking after a similar annual list put together by GQ that compiles the movers and shakers on the federal side of the city. One of our nominees was Dorothy Brizill, a well-known civic activist and political gadfly who runs DC Watch, the closest thing we have to a citizens' inspector general. And as we expected, last night she offered us...

Former Editor-in-Chief Ryan Avent writes a weekly column about neighborhood and development issues. Not too long ago this site, along with the D.C. Council and much of the rest of the Washington area, was actively debating the incentive package for the new Washington Nationals stadium. At the time I was well aware of the questions about costs and benefits and was familiar with research on the subject suggesting that new stadia did not boost metropolitan...

One more report was released today letting us know what we already knew: The Washington, D.C. metro area is the richest, most-educated city in the country. Washington Business Journal reports on the Greater Washington Initiative annual report (you can download the whole thing here if you're willing to part with a little bit of personal information). Our region had the highest median household income in 2006 among metro areas, at $74,600, and nearly 46 percent...

This is another one of those weeks, when devoted classical listeners could be in one hall or another every night of the week. Enjoy it while you can, as the summer is almost here and with it far fewer concerts to hear. ESSENTIAL: >> A concert by French pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard is an event to be cherished, and this week he will play twice in Washington. The first occasion is a solo recital at the...

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It's not over yet folks: April is about to culminate with the biggest art weekend in recent memory. Artomatic and ColorField.remix continue to bring us a healthy helping of visual and performance art, and now we get one big, fat cherry of an art fair to top it all off this weekend, sprinkled with about a billion other shows placed to coincide with it, including one at a particular venue that deserves your attention. >>...

We know that despite the grumbling, despite the lack of voting rights, despite the indie rock neighborhood battles to the death, even despite the fashion sense or lack thereof, you guys love this town just as much as we do. That's why this year we're starting our own team for the Greater Washington Servathon 2007, the massive, annual volunteer event presented by Greater DC Cares and AOL. In addition to volunteering our time on either May 4 or 5, each participant is asked to raise just $100 by asking friends and family to donate to the cause. All the money, including your registration fee of $20 (which goes towards your $100) goes to help local nonprofit agencies run throughout the year. This year, Servathon hopes to raise $400,000 and provide 11,000 volunteer hours fixing up the community.

Things are a little slow this week in classical music, because of Easter and all that. There are still a few good things to be heard, but the list is shorter than normal. Besides, it's hard to tolerate being indoors when those trees are doing their whole pink thing.

>> Breaking News: Former D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams has taken a new job at Friedman Billings Ramsey, an investment banking company involved in real estate investment trusts. A formal announcement is expected shortly. [NBC4] >> It's SotU time! Wonkette has details on where to go and exactly how much of which substances you'll need for a proper drinking game. Who will the president kiss while walking down the aisle this year, and how jealous will...

UPDATE: We've now gotten word from intrepid boy reporter Kriston Capps that the D.C. Council's Committee on Education, Libraries and Recreation voted to table Bill 16-734, in a motion brought by At-Large Councilmember Carol Schwartz, which carried 3 to 2 with Marion Barry, Schwartz and surprise vote Vincent Gray against Kathy Patterson and Phil Mendelson. What does this mean for the future of Williams' library plan? Hard to say. Tabling a bill is usually a...

A trip out to Rockville is no minor undertaking for a committed city dweller, but the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington hosts a concert series that offers regular enticement. For the Sunday evening recital by Bejun Mehta (his first ever in the Washington area), rain did not prevent an impressive crowd from filling the center's small auditorium. The celebrated American countertenor has been in town this month, for the Washington Concert Opera's performance of Handel's opera Orlando.

There's a "hoo-ha" brewing in the underground these days, and we all know that every hoo-ha is worth looking into. The Post and the New York Times are both reporting about a smackdown by those elitist Washington intellectuals in an ad campaign that has Nora Roberts ripping off her bodice in rage. The Greater Washington Initiative didn't know the passion that would embroil them when they hung their enormous advertisements from Metro station walls. On...

Here's a little something we can all celebrate -- WTOP is reporting that a study has found that the greater Washington area leads the nation in wealthy households and has the most educated workforce. When compared to nine other metro areas around the country, the Washington area came in tops with a median household income of $72,800 and the most PhDs per capita, according to a report by the Greater Washington Initiative. A little self-congratulatory back-patting is in order.

FRIDAY: Anyone in need of a little funk infusion tonight would do well to check out Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings at Black Cat. The DCist staff list today was full of sentiments like "I've heard great things about these guys," and Jones' background suggests she probably has more than a passing understanding of the world of soul: She was born in Augusta, Georgia (hometown of James Brown) and spent her teens in Brooklyn, NY....

Washington loves the color red. It’s the color of choice for power-tie and power-suit wearing Hill types, and, of course, we all like reading about said Hill folk getting caught red-handed and red-faced. But on Friday, the color takes on a different meaning for National Wear Red Day, part of the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign, which aims to raise awareness of heart disease as the leading cause of death for women in the U.S.

The timing may have seemed odd for a left coast D.C. encomium, but the picture painted by a Sunday L.A. Times piece was clear about the current business environment in the Washington area. While we turned our attention toward council-member Marion Barry's latest drug-related difficulties, Times writer Johanna Neuman drew on numbers released from George Mason's Center for Regional Analysis and the Greater Washington Board of Trade to illustrate the sharp contrast between the city...

Shalom, readers. The Washington, D.C. area welcomes competing Jewish Literature Festivals to town: The Hyman S. and Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival at the DCJCC and the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington’s 36th Annual Book Festival. Both festivals offer exciting programs. On 16th Street, the DCJCC kicks things off Monday with Nick Olcott, one of the leading lights in the local theater scene, paying special tribute to Arthur Miller and Saul Bellow. It continues...

We know many of our readers may not have $350 to drop on a gala banquet ticket, but Goodwill's unique event this weekend looked so intriguing that we had to make a mention. The Fashion of Goodwill, presented this Saturday, Sept. 17 by Goodwill of Greater Washington, is the organization's first runway show and gala. The evening is hosted at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center (snazzy!) and in addition to the runway show, guests will enjoy live music, dancing and a silent auction.

Ever tried D.C.-area lunch joint Perfect Pita? If not, that could change in the near future. The inexpensive takeout restaurant enjoys brisk lunchtime sales of its Greek-influenced sandwiches, pitas, and pizzas (most for under $5) at two Alexandria and one downtown D.C. location, but that could soon become many more.

Fall for the Book, "a cultural celebration of literature that brings together readers and writers in the Greater Washington area," offers D.C. area book enthusiasts over 70 events and 100 featured writers this week on George Mason University's Fairfax campus.

Just when you thought your commute couldn't acquire more odd characteristics, legions of Jews for Jesus followers will be stationed at Metrorail stations to raise awareness of their theological beliefs.