>> "A D.C. police officer confessed in court today that, while responding to a false alarm at a Northeast Washington home in August, he swiped the owner's credit card from a credenza while she was gone and tried to rack up thousands of dollars in charges." [WaPo] >> "The D.C. Council is considering legislation to reduce the spread of drug-resistant staph infection by starting the fight where the bug is most prevalent — in... more ›

> > Tonight's hidden agenda: those plucky plucks from McSweeney's are in town tonight screening Wholphin, the "Audio-Visual" version of their magazine, The Believer. Admission is free and light refreshments will be served, but you should probably take anything they say about "lifetime subscriptions" with several grains of salt. At the Center for American Progress, 1333 H St. NW, 10th Floor. Take Orange/Blue to McPherson Square Station or Red to Metro Center. > > The... more ›

>> New Police Chief Cathy Lanier on being a woman in the Metropolitan Police Dept.: "Lanier says she wants to tell her story so it will help other women who face similar challenges. She describes how she faced a constant barrage of sexual harassment when she first came on the force in 1990. 'I've had police officers expose themselves to me riding around in a patrol car. {I was} assigned with a training officer who... more ›

Stop by the Black Cat tonight and you might be in for one hell of a night. Information Leafblower and the Going out Guru's have it on good information that Beck will be playing a surprise set tonight. Apples in Stereo are scheduled to play, so we don't know what that means for them. Go find out! more ›

(Image © Kyle at Information LeafBlower) This DCist, along with DCist Kyle and DCist Rebecca (who talk about the show here and here), was in attendance at the Ash/The Bravery show last evening at the Black Cat. A good time was had by all (even though we were surprised that Ash opened for The Bravery, especially since no notification was made - The Bravery was originally to open for Ash), and the Black Cat... more ›

Happy Friday, folks. Like we've said, enjoy the weather this weekend, eventhough there will be some rain tomorrow. FRIDAY: >> Since we were shamed about omitting them in our January music round-up, let's make sure to tell you: punk rockers Me First and the Gimme Gimmes are playing the Black Cat. Except, oops -- looks like it's sold out. Sorry. We suck. >> MCCXXIII is donating 100 percent of the proceeds raised at a benefit... more ›

You know what? D.C. gets a bum rap sometimes, but there really is a ton of great stuff constantly going on in this town, and not just on the weekends. With that in mind, DCist brings you Out and About: Hump Day -- events dedicated to Wednesday, that most humpable day of the week. Check out what's happening this evening: more ›

Welcome back from Labor Day weekend! Here's some of what you might have missed: more ›