Two weeks ago, D.C. United traveled to Los Angeles to play a depleted Galaxy team and were lucky to come away with a disappointing 0-0 tie after Nate Jaqua missed two easy opportunities in front of the United goal. Determined not to fall into the trap of playing down to their competition again, United scored early in their 3-1 victory over the visiting Chicago Fire and never looked back. Fire goalie Matt Pickens bobbled... more ›

The George Washington University's most recognizable basketball player of the last four years, Pops Mensah-Bonsu, signed a two-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks yesterday. Known for his thunderous dunks and an affable personality, "The Mayor" played in the Las Vegas and Salt Lake City summer leagues. Though he was not initially expected to make the Mavericks' deep roster, Pops' play impressed team president Donnie Nelson enough that he cited Pops as "the most athletic... more ›

We caught them last Thursday at Clarendon Grill where they dominated the bar, offering a few new surprises that we hadn’t seen at previous shows. While opening with tracks off their two LPs and full length 2003 critically acclaimed album, A Beautiful Mess, (e.g “Anthem”, “Everything's Alright”), they played a significantly longer set including covers such as Aerosmith’s “Sweet Emotion” and The White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army.” In one of the highlights of the night, bassist Matt Waller stepped up to the mic and impressed us with his vocal talent. The band will hopefully take advantage of this more often in future shows and albums. DC101 predicted good things for the band back in 2002, and DCist expects even greater things to come very soon. more ›

Today's Opinionist comes to DCist from local art blogger Kriston Capps. For all this time, D.C. Mayor Williams has billed himself as a supporter of big boxes in the District. During yesterday’s town hall meeting to discuss the fate of the city’s public library system, the Mayor revealed himself to be no friend to our most notorious big box—the Mies Van der Rohe-designed Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. And he made no new friends... more ›