The atmosphere on T Street NW was less a lunch hour and more a revivalist sermon for the ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the renewal of the Howard Theatre more than three decades after it was shuttered. more ›

There had already been too much violent crime in residential Northwest neighborhoods when we posted about it yesterday; sadly, there was even more of it to report from last night. First, according to MPD, a woman was shot in the leg on the 1300 block of Euclid Street NW around 6 p.m. yesterday evening. Police say there was no known motive. Assistant Chief Diane Groomes also confirmed that there were shots fired in the 200 block of W Street NW last night. In this particular gunfight, two adult males suffered one gunshot wound each. Police are still investigating both incidents. Anyone with information about either of these crimes, or the multiple shootings yesterday, should call MPD at 202 727-9099 or 1-888-919-CRIME. more ›

Residents of LeDroit Park and Shaw could have a new grocery store option soon, according to a report from the Washington Business Journal's Jonathan O'Connell. Philadelphia-based The Fresh Grocer is reportedly looking at moving into the large Howard Town Center project, a mixed-use development in the works next to the Howard University campus. The development is planned to replace the area surrounding and including the Bond Bread Building in the 2100 block of Georgia Ave. NW, and will include more than 300 residential units, over 70,000 s.f. of commercial property, and parking, according to DCMud. more ›

D.C. Fire/EMS is reporting an apartment fire on the first floor of a residential building at 253 V Street NW. Streets in the surrounding area, including V Street, 2nd St. NW, and 3rd St. NW are currently blocked off as firefighters work to control the blaze. At least one adult female is being treated for minor smoke inhalation. more ›

A little over a year since the Reynolds Center, where the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery are housed, re-opened its doors, it continues to celebrate huge improvements to the building. This Sunday stop by for the grand opening of the Kogod Courtyard, which will include tons of musical performances both in the courtyard and inside on the third floor, hands-on activities for all ages (a Lite Brite station!), and, as usual,... more ›

Isn't it Friday yet, Washington? Alas, we've still got to muddle through two hot, muggy days before what's looking to be another gorgeous weekend finally begins. With weather like this, you might be tempted to don footwear most people would deem inappropriate for work, like say, flip-flops. Other people might then be tempted to make fun of you for your choice of shoes, and they wouldn't be wrong -- flip-flops are, as we all know,... more ›

In case you missed this great Post article from Clarence Williams and Elissa Silverman this morning, be sure and read the whole thing. It's the story of Simon Mahteme, owner of LeDroit Park Market, the center of a neighborhood struggling to improve itself in the face of continuing crime and violence. Mahteme's store has been broken into ten times since October, and after this last incident, he had a customer help him place the... more ›

Written by DCist contributor Spencer Ackerman Never mind the endless D.C. barbeque debate. Neither minds nor palates will ever change in this feud of provincialism. Texans, you might as well stop reading here. For anyone who wants some real, no-nonsense Carolina pork barbeque, however, get out past gentrification's reach and into B & J North Carolina BBQ in LeDroit Park. This, my friends, is as authentic as it gets: you get a nose full of... more ›

We didn't mean to, but it seems that we set off an interesting discussion about new names for the city's neighborhoods. As we mentioned this morning, real estate prices in NoMa are fast rising. For those of you unaware of a neighborhood called "NoMa" within the District, it's a large swath of land north of Massachusetts Avenue and east of North Capitol Street, fanning out from Union Station and encompassing a once industrial wasteland that... more ›

We know, we know, we'll get it out of the way first -- we cover Borf too much, Borf sucks, he's a tagger without talent, we're "crackers" for even writing about him, etc, etc, etc. Believe us, we've heard it all. Over and over. And over. more ›

The Howard University student newspaper The Hilltop has just finished its first week of daily publication. The change makes Howard University the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) to have a daily student newspaper. Editors at the award-winning 81-year-old paper told the Washington Informer they were inspired to switch from publication twice weekly to every weekday after meeting the editors of Wayne State University's South End. Editor-in-chief Ruth Tisdale told the Informer: "I thought to myself, they are a smaller school with a smaller staff and they produce a daily. If they can do it, then why not the Hilltop?" Editor-in-chief Tisdale also explained in a column the newspaper also made the switch to help their reporters get experience working for a daily newspaper in order to find work after graduation: "Because there has not been such an endeavor undertaken student journalists at HBCUs before, many recruiters passed over qualified and talented students from HBCUs because of lack of college daily experience." more ›

DCist has heard nothing but glowing reviews for the National Building Museum's exhibit on affordable housing, which will close this Sunday, August 8. The positive review in the Post, said the displays "demonstrate a renewed commitment to social housing by a significant portion of the architectural profession, and they illustrate a new variety and sophistication in affordable housing design. The photo is of D.C.'s LeDroit Park, one of the 18 designs on display at the... more ›