We kid. Kind of. According to the Washington Business Journal, the Uline Ice Arena and the surrounding area may be the next frontier in development in the District. The arena, which is just north of Union Station and hosted the first Beatles concert in the U.S. in 1964, is being looked at by developer Douglas Jemal as the anchor for a new entertainment district along the lines of the popular East End/Verizon Center area. While... more ›

Signaling an additional layer of complication to the already complicated and fractured immigration debate, the Washington Times is reporting today that some African Americans are joining together with the Minuteman vigilante groups that have been hounding illegal immigrants along the border and in day laborer centers, most locally in Herndon, Virginia. Though seeming like an alliance of strange bedfellows, African Americans in the region and across the nation tend to see immigrants as a threat... more ›

In November 2004, Marshall Thompson was struck with an idea while watching a Chelsea soccer match on TV in his hotel room on a business trip to Phnom Penh, Cambodia. His vision was to open a British clothing store in the District, stocking all the brands that he knew from his own shopping experience looking for English clothing labels were nearly impossible to find anywhere in the U.S. between New York and L.A. "It hit me across the head," he recalls. "I thought it would be perfect for D.C. There was no store like it." Upon his return stateside, Thompson immediately contacted several sales reps and found a warm reception for his concept to market their products in D.C. Eight months and a few credit cards later, Thompson took a leap of faith and became his own boss, opening The District Line in June of 2005. more ›

In November we called it -- D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams' blog was officially dead. His staff pleaded otherwise, claiming it was only a matter of time before the mayor took to posting again. We waited. Nothing happened. We gave up. more ›

In news that is sure to have Washingtonians clutching their BlackBerrys just a little tighter, the Supreme Court is refusing to grant a rehearing to BlackBerry's Research in Motion (RIM) Ltd. regarding an on-going patent-infringment case. Cutting through the legalese, these simply means that BlackBerry users might be facing dark days down the road. more ›

(By DCist contributor Zoe Mitchell) more ›