After mounting a spirited defense of his second job last week, Councilmember Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) is again facing uncomfortable questions about conflicts of interest related to his positions as a legislator and an attorney at Patton Boggs. more ›

You guys remember when there were those rumors about Donald Trump looking to purchase the Old Post Office and turning it into a hotel? more ›

On March 5, an enormous brawl broke out inside the Hyatt Regency Crystal City during the DMV Music Awards. The fights, which involved more than 20 people, forced every single available Arlington County police unit to the scene and the violence sent five people to the hospital. Now, an employee of the hotel is speaking out about the consequences of the violence, which ended up costing him an eye. more ›

Wonkette did a little bit of poking around this afternoon and uncovered that the Marriott Wardman Park -- currently hosting the annual Conservative Political Action Conference -- might just have some problems with bedbugs. (You know, now that I think about it, this news might make for a couple of funny jokes!) It could always be worse for the Michele Bachmann devotees of the world, I guess: at least the conference attendees aren't sleeping inside dorms at George Washington. more ›

Police and fire officials have apparently evacuated the Washington Marriott hotel, located at 1221 22nd Street NW, due to an investigation into a potential chemical reaction. According to D.C. Fire and EMS' Twitter feed, HazMat workers are currently "working to mitigate [a] chemical reaction in [the] service area." 22nd Street near the hotel has been closed off for some time, though M Street is reportedly open to traffic. At this time, there have not been any injuries to guests at the hotel that we can report, but one EMS worker is being evaluated. more ›

Our Twitter feeds were clogged last night with several tweets like this one, wondering what the deal was with a huge police presence by the Woodley Park Metro station. But not to fear: it's just Hu! more ›

LaKritz Adler, who is bidding to purchase a parcel of land from WMATA at 800 Florida Avenue NW, would develop a 180,000-square-foot hotel and conference center on the site, plus what they promise as "a prominent freestanding restaurant with live entertainment at the corner of 9th and U." more ›

The D.C. Council has gone ahead and approved $206 million in public financing for a Marriott Marquis hotel adjacent to the Washington Convention Center, the Washington Business Journal reports. The key approval makes way for construction on the long-stalled development to finally begin, after the financing fell apart amid the current economic crisis. Construction could begin as early as next fall, says the BizJo. “We went from a 100 percent publicly financed hotel to a deal that requires the developer to fund the majority of the costs," said At-large Council member Kwame Brown in a statement. "While it’s not the ideal result, in these tough economic times we can now look forward to revitalizing the Shaw neighborhood and putting District residents to work.” Brown, Jack Evans (D-Ward 2), and CFO Natwar Gandhi were all involved in negotiating the arrangement with the Convention Center. more ›

The Washington Post is reporting on Mayor Adrian Fenty's announcement today that the city has scrapped any plans to build a new main library at the old convention center site, and instead has reached an agreement with a developer to construct a four-star, 400-room hotel. more ›