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>> Sure, meters are great, but what about getting D.C. taxi drivers to use their rooftop lights like cabs in every other city? [NotionsCapital] >> The Quest for Dog Parks: A very rigid search. [Intangible Arts] >> Some D.C. Cab drivers hate Halloween! [WaPo] >> All MARC commuter service out of Union Station on the Brunswick Line has been shut down because of a gas leak in Kensington. [AP/WTOP] >> Vietnam Memorial Visitor Center...

It was the colors in this photo that caught my eye; they present a nice contrast against the cloudy sky. The low perspective on the shot is also appealing in that it gives the old gas station a sense that it is looming above the street, deserted and monolithic--even though it's not. The subject is the Kensington Service Center, part of Kensington's Antique Row, which chip py the photo guy visited on Saturday. I...

>> Since Tuesday is the new Thursday, we'd recommend heading over to Rock and Roll Hotel for a stellar line-up of DJs including Ken and Juan of East Coast Boogiemen, Lexus King, Devin Byrnes of Exit Only, Aaron Sparks and Keenan. 8:30 p.m.- 1:30 a.m., free all night long. >> Montreal's The Besnard Lakes play with Dirty On Purpose at the Black Cat's backstage, 9 p.m., $10. If you can't get enough of the...

Welcome back to work, Washington. It's the Monday after a jam-packed weekend of fun for many of us, and we understand as well as you do that there's nothing so disheartening as reporting to your desk knowing that good times won't be in sight again for another five full days. It is therefore in the spirit of distraction that we present to you the weekend's funniest, and yet saddest headline for you to mull over...

Caroline Bartman knows her scientists. And her pop culture references. And her U.S. presidents. And her signs of the Zodiac.

Christmas and Hanukkah both drop on 12/25 this year, and as we get closer to that date, retailers of fine books begin to put their energy behind that last big sales push of the year. This means a dearth of author events until we clear Epiphany. All the same, we got the hook-up with what’s out there. MONDAY There are those that say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Yet most of the people...

DCist apologizes for this month's theater preview being a bit behind schedule (its resident critic keeps ending up travelling out of state), but there's no reason to fret, as there's plenty of interesting options playing at area venues during November.

DCist challenges the omnivores among you to refute this statement: Lobster is nature's perfect food. You can't, can you? Is it because it reminds us of summer? Because it's a little bit messy to eat? Or because we can unapologetically dip its sweet, tender flesh in butter? Really it's all of the above. Unfortunately, lobster is just too hard on the wallet to eat regularly. Thankfully some D.C. chefs have stepped down from the whole...

We hope you're enjoying your Presidents Day weekend, especially if you have Monday off from work. Although this photo taken outside the Adams Morgan McDonalds was posted on photogene's photoblog on Valentine's Day, we thought it works for this weekend as well since we witnessed a fight spill from the sidewalk to inside the McDonald's at 18th Street and Columbia Road and then back outside again. The Metropolitan Police officers breaking up the scuffle sure seemed pissed off. "Those were the same guys as before!"

Happy holidays, everybody! This morning roundup will be briefer than usual, given that we've still got to wrap some presents, bake some goodies, and drink several glasses of mulled wine along the way. CapitalWeather gives us the outlook for the next ten days (sorry, no snow, but plenty of cold). If you're hanging out in the city, remember to check out our post about restaurants that are open at this time of year. And if...

We really wanted to title this Out and About: This Will Be Short Because We're Tired From DCist Happy Hour Edition. But brevity is the soul of wit!

CNN has just released a report on the "hottest" zip codes in the Baltimore/Washington area--those zip codes that have seen the largest median price increase in the last five years. Given the continuing real estate boom in the area, its surprising that the 10 zip codes all lay in Montgomery County, with four in the sprawling, massive D.C. suburb that is Silver Spring. DCist suspects that this is due to the development of Downtown Silver Spring, with its new AFI theater, the culinary delights of one of Maryland's three Potbelly locations, and the over-priced produce of the ubiquitous Whole Foods Market. No doubt DCist friend The Deceiver will bristle at the new hotness:

Sure, New Yorkers sometimes have to drag Long Island City behind them and L.A. is saddled with the Valley, but it just doesn't compare to the dispiriting, soul-leeching blight that is Silver Spring, which, even as it attempts to upscale itself feels more and more like rusty tin can crapulence. What's that stench from the North? Oh, it's that sprawling slum with the pretty movie theatre!