Logan Circle residents embraced, with a few questions, a pilot program being proposed by the office of Councilmember Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) that would apply more restrictive parking rules to the neighborhood. more ›

Officials in Logan Circle are hoping to do their motorists a solid. At least that seems to be the aim of a proposed pilot program for residential parking permits in traffic-heavy Logan Circle. more ›

An early look at Tortilla Coast's new Logan Circle outpost. more ›

The intersection of 14th and R Streets NW is usually crowded at the 5 p.m. hour, but it can normally be chalked up to the foot traffic of people making their way to happy hour or back home from work, and not because of a daytime shooting. more ›

We get so used to reading stories about government-types sleeping on cots in their offices, believing that they need to carry handguns while they do walk around town and generally giving the "la, la, la, I can't hear you" treatment to the entire city, that it actually warms our heart a little bit to know that there's at least one member of the national leadership who doesn't just give D.C. the time of day -- but appears to actually like living here. more ›

Trying to pull together the materials for a last minute Thanksgiving meal this afternoon? We tried to lend a hand -- but it's going to be tough sledding if you need to buy anything from the Whole Foods at 1440 P Street NW this afternoon. The power went out at the grocery around 2:30 this afternoon, and has come back on...kind of. According to an employee at the store, all the registers are still down as of 2:45 -- so you are more than welcome to shop, but you'll need to wait to actually pay for your goods and leave. The employee we spoke with was not sure when the power would be fully restored, but said that the store is still planning on staying open until 11 p.m. tonight. more ›

We got a few tips concerning a police situation at the intersection of 14th and Rhode Island Avenue NW this afternoon. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, the issue was a suspicious package, which -- you guessed it -- was deemed non-threatening after investigation. Based on the emails into our tipline, police were telling workers to stay in their offices around the area and were blocking vehicular and pedestrian access to the intersection during the investigation. Everything should be clear at this point, however. more ›

Do you live in the Iowa Circle neighborhood? You know, where the Whole Foods is located? Of course not, thanks to John A. Logan. more ›

The saga of Molly, the stolen and ultimately returned Logan Circle area dog, has garnered the interest of aggressive animal rights group PETA. The group sent out a press release today urging pet owners never to leave their animals tied up alone outside. From the release:

Molly, the 7-year-old Vizsla who was dognapped after her guardians left her tied up unattended outside a Washington, D.C., Whole Foods store, is one lucky dog: She was returned to her family safe and sound nearly a month after she was taken. Many dogs who are left unattended are sold under the table, used as "bait" in fights involving pit bulls, or suffer other miserable fates. PETA urges guardians never to leave dogs or cats alone outside a store, restaurant, or anywhere else, even for "just a minute." That minute may haunt an animal guardian for the rest of his or her life. more ›

One of the longest comment threads in DCist's history can at last come to a happy conclusion. Molly, the 7 year-old Vizsla who was allegedly taken by a stranger while she was tied up outside the P Street Whole Foods, is back home with her family. Tyler Newby, Molly's owner, last night sent out an email to fellow dog owners in the Logan Circle neighborhood announcing his dog's safe return. Molly seems to be in good health, he said, although understandably tired. Details on the police-involved recovery of Molly from the woman who allegedly took her are scant, Newby said, though an officer did tell him that it was evident the woman had mental health issues. "... we want to offer our most heartfelt thanks to everyone who supported us and provided tips and leads. Without those leads, it's unlikely the police would have had enough information to justify spending time investigating," Newby wrote. more ›

Family, friends and colleagues of D.C. Council staffer Desi Deschaine, who died Sunday night in an apparent drowning in Baltimore Harbor, gathered in Logan Circle last night to remember a young man who was dedicated to community service. more ›

Is someone stealing dogs in Logan Circle? more ›

Baltimore-based Pitango Gelato officially opens its first D.C.-area location today. Located across from the P Street Whole Foods, it is a welcome addition to the neighborhood. And Virginians, don't fret, as another Pitango will be opening soon in Reston Town Center. more ›

Logan Circle men's clothing and athletic store Universal Gear posted a surveillance video of a recent robbery in their store to YouTube, and they're offering a $500 reward to anyone who shares information leading to the arrest of one or more of the individuals involved. more ›

A truck caught fire earlier this morning at 12th and P Streets NW, eventually leading to a small explosion as the gas tank succumbed to the flames. The truck was a rambling pickup that, along with its bed full of scrap wood, has been a neighborhood fixture for years. The single bike cop on the scene kept onlookers from walking down P and waited for the fire department as the fire spread from beneath the hood to envelope the cab and front tires. Eventually, fire personnel and additional police arrived; as they were setting up the hose, the truck's gas tank exploded (previous exciting noises: the horn going off; the horn's pathetic death squeak; and a long, loud hissing). more ›

UPDATE 2: DCist's own Mehan Jayasuriya checks in with a report of how things are progressing at the site: more ›

>> The District of Columbia Bar wants an online directory of lawyers to cease and desist, citing violations of copyright laws and privacy, and the ability to rate the attorneys listed. [WaPo] more ›

DCist was the first to report on the completion of the city's first off-leash dog park in the Logan Circle/Shaw area, and now we bring word of a free dog vaccination clinic and licensing event planned at the park this weekend. more ›

Slipping through the cracks of this exciting election news cycle is this critical item out of the Shaw/Logan Circle neighborhoods: your dog park is complete! Check out before and after photos above of the new dog park at Shaw Recreation Field, on 11th Street NW just above Rhode Island Ave. The new park only broke ground a little over three weeks ago -- that's some fast doggy run construction. The fenced in dog area replaced a concrete fútbol rápido field. Neighbors had been petitioning for the dog park since last spring. more ›

Bicyclist Jessie Posilkin sent an email to WABA this morning (and was kind enough to cc DCist) about another bicycle sting operation that looks like it's been set up in Logan Circle today. Posilkin reports that she was given a $25 ticket for going the wrong way on Vermont Ave. into the circle, much the same as the folks who were ticketed for going the wrong way on New Hampshire Ave. toward U Street back in July (and other times since, for that matter). While Posilkin admits breaking the law, she also notes that "there is no good way to enter Logan coming from Vermont- all routes seem inefficient (and the traffic lights at the different one way stops are confusing)." Cyclists heading in to the Logan area today, consider yourselves warned. more ›

Shepard Fairey was out in Logan Circle today touching up a mural he put up overnight on the alley wall next to Logan Hardware on P Street NW, between 14th and 15th. Fairey is most well-known for his "André the Giant Has a Posse" stickers, which morphed into the ubiquitous Obey Giant street art project, and more recently for his graphic work depicting Barack Obama. more ›

At approximately 2 a.m. on Thursday, 18-year-old Derrick Green was found shot in the head in an alley behind the 1300 block of Vermont Ave., very close to Logan Circle. Green lived only about a block away, in the 1300 block of 14th Street NW. He was pronounced dead on the scene when police and EMS arrived. So far the police have no suspect or clue as to a motive in the case. more ›

Everyone remembers the church parking debate that cluttered neighborhood email lists, local news media and blog comments back in 2006. In a report last night, WJLA appears to have brought the saga back to life. more ›

The commissioner for ANC 2F06, Michael Benardo, recently circulated an email with an online petition pushing for the creation of a dog park at the Shaw Recreation Field at 11th Street and Rhode Island Avenue NW. Now, anyone who lives in a ten block radius of Logan Circle knows that the neighborhood is in desperate need of a legal dog park. Just try walking through the circle itself at dusk sometime - odds are pretty good you'll be witness to an off-leash dog getting away from its owner and darting into traffic. more ›

The Fenty administration has decided to begin enforcing parking rules and restrictions seven days a week in the Third Police District, making a break with former Mayor Anthony Williams' decision to put off deciding how to tackle the controversial church parking issue in the Logan Circle and Shaw neighborhoods. more ›

Sure, you picked up a book or two last year. You tore through God Is Not Great, nodding in agreement along the way. You read Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows on the Metro, brandishing the cover proudly and caring little that anyone saw you. You read a lot of graphic novels. And, then, just for grins and giggles, you picked up The Divine Comedy in the original Italian. more ›

Flying food? Perhaps you've noticed the odd little vehicle with wings near 8th and H, NW selling empanadas and other Mexican fare. It's On the Fly, a new food business started by one of the founders of Zip Car, Gabe Klein, L'Enfant cafe owner Christopher Lynch, and architectural designer Michel Heitstuman. The car is one of the first in a planned series of food carts and small stands that will swarm the city. This... more ›

Via City Desk, the Dupont Current (not available online) has a short piece about how the Logan Circle advisory neighborhood commission has given the go-ahead for the P Street Whole Foods to continue selling single-sale beers in the grocery store. The decision reportedly comes after eight months of such sales at the Whole Foods “without major conflict,” but the Current notes that just around the corner on 14th Street, the reputable Barrel House Liquors is... more ›

>> Starting in January, the so-called Humpback Bridge on the George Washington Parkway will be revamped to be hump free and more pedestrian friendly. [WTOP] >> Mayor Fenty's administration tripled the number of employees making $175,000 or more from this time last year. Five of those employees, including the mayor himself, make over $200,000. [Examiner] >> Last night's fatal shooting of a man in the Barnaby Terrace neighborhood brings D.C.'s 2007 homicide total for... more ›

City Paper really needs to pay employees more This blog post from City Paper's Jessica Gould seems to imply that perhaps City Paper is not paying its employees quite enough. Recalling The Simpsons episode, "Lisa Gets an A", Gould discusses going to Whole Foods with the purpose of compiling a lunch entirely from the free samples. As she went for a sample, one of the employees "caught her in the act." I'm all about... more ›