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Despite the rain and chill, the DCist Flickr pool is chockablock with fun images of last night's 24th annual High Heel Race along 17th Street NW. Here's some of our favorites.

             

Written by DCist contributor Shauna Miller

Happy Halloween, Washington! From the looks of things, Mayor Adrian Fenty is in a festive mood for the holiday, and had a great time right alongside everyone else at last night's 17th Street High Heel Race. The Examiner isn't so sure Fenty's high spirits will last though, as members of the D.C. Council are ticked off at the Mayor for snubbing their hearings by not sending a representative from his office to attend them. Hopefully...

>> Tonight is the annual 17th Street High Heel Race. The classic D.C. drag event kicks off officially at 9 p.m., but you'll want to take your position on 17th St. NW between Church and R well before that (we'd recommend 7 at the latest). If you're looking to make a queer night of it, don't forget about the Hug-In planned at the U Street Rite Aid at 7 p.m., and the pre-Hug-In Happy Hour...

Following up on Friday's entry about a gay couple who was kicked out of the Rite Aid at 13th and U Streets NW, the New Gay is organizing a hug-in set to take place at the store tomorrow night at 7 p.m., just before the annual 17th Street High Heel Race. If you plan to go, be sure to pledge your attendance via evite. The New Gay asks two things for everyone participating in...

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Editor's Note: We're trying out a new end-of-the-day feature this week, affectionately called Go Home Already, which gives us the chance to point out any important headlines we might have missed during the day, great posts from the local blogosphere, a fun photo, and of course, remind you to get the heck out of your office because there are enough workaholics in this city as it is. It's just a trifle, but we're sure you'll let us know what you think in the comments.

The weather's turning cooler, and runners everywhere know what that means: it's time to finish breaking in shoes, finalize hydration strategies and push through the last awful burst of training before the season hits its peak. For some D.C. runners, there's one more item on that to-do list: start shopping for a new dress. For some reason this town's array of transvestite track & field options keeps expanding. Sad to say, but the first of...

Time and time again DCist hears that D.C. is an "uptight" town. We are trying our hardest to alleviate this stereotype, because really, there is a lot of spice in D.C. life. Tonight's annual High Heel Race in Dupont is an 18-year veteran of spicing up D.C. life.