Yeah, it's another one of those videos. This time for Mount Pleasant, that homey nook of D.C. that until Saturday, was still a cool place to live. That's all over now. more ›

Now here's something you don't see every day -- this morning, a buck got stuck in a fence surrounding a green space in Mount Pleasant. more ›

This morning, a man was killed in Mount Pleasant after a tree branch fell on him while he was walking in the 3200 block of Adams Mill Road NW. more ›

Yesterday's 40th anniversary celebration of Fiesta DC in Mt. Pleasant was either a raucous and colorful celebration of the District's Latino heritage or a complete breakdown of the neighborhood's otherwise peaceful veneer. It just depends on who you ask. more ›

This morning's fire at Mt. Pleasant restaurant Corado's largely spared the dining room but gutted the kitchen, leaving owner José Corado unsure as to when he'd be able to re-open his 20-year-old eatery. more ›

This morning, a fire broke out in the 3200 block of Mount Pleasant Street NW, severely damaging Corado's Guatemalan Restaurant. more ›

Mount Pleasant is always an interesting cross-section of the District, featuring nearly every conceivable demographic and a healthy bit of turnover. So when we get reports of an increase in criminal activity there, we're sure to pay particular attention -- and right now, the neighborhood is experiencing a serious uptick in burglaries. more ›

Dean Sanchez shared a building with Jean E. Louis for years, and always knew he was a little off. But when police stormed his Mt. Pleasant building last month and shot Louis after a protracted stand-off, Sanchez couldn't help but wonder if the deadly force was really necessary to deal with a man known to his neighbors as mentally distressed, though not violent. more ›

The Metropolitan Police Department has identified the man that was shot and killed during a barricade situation in Mount Pleasant yesterday. more ›

Police snipers. SWAT teams. Armored cars. Lockdowns at cafes. A man with filed-down screwdrivers. What exactly happened in Mount Pleasant yesterday? more ›

The Post reports that James E. Swann, Jr. -- the notorious "Shotgun Stalker" who killed four people and injured five others during a two-month-long rampage around Mount Pleasant and Columbia Heights in 1993 -- has been denied a temporary release from St. Elizabeth's Hospital. The 46-year-old Swann, who has resided at St. Elizabeth's since being declared not guilty by reason of insanity during his 1994 murder trial, was diagnosed as still suffer from schizophrenia and narcissistic personality disorder by psychiatrists. (Swann claimed that the "evil spirit" of Malcolm X drove him to kill.) D.C. Superior Court Judge Fred B. Ugast ruled that Swann would "be a danger to himself or others" if released to spend his birthday with his father this weekend. more ›

A large stream of water, approximately twenty feet high according to one account, began shooting into the air this morning at the intersection of Mount Pleasant and Irving Streets NW. more ›

Before jet-setting to New York today for another Saturday night date with her husband, First Lady Michelle Obama spent yesterday at Bancroft Elementary School in Mount Pleasant, where students are tending a garden -- similar to the one on the South Lawn of the White House which supplies veggies to both the White House and Miriam's Kitchen. more ›

Via Prince of Petworth, there's word of yet another shooting inside the District, adding to the already lengthy tally of gun violence this weekend. In this instance, a PoP reader reported that a up to five shots were fired on the 1800 block of Monroe Street NW in Mount Pleasant last night. One youth -- only 15 years old -- was reportedly hit in the leg and transported to a hospital in an ambulance. Police are still investigating. 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 ›

>> A turkey was spotted in the drive-through of a Dunkin' Donuts in Hagerstown this morning. [NBC4] more ›

MONDAY >> The Library of Congress Mary Pickford Theatre in the James Madison Building kicks off 5 weeks worth of free Monday night rock and pop films with a rare showing of the 1966 documentary, The Big T.N.T. Show. David "Man from Uncle" McCallum hosts Ray Charles, Petula Clark, the Lovin' Spoonful, Bo Diddley, Joan Baez, the Ronettes, Roger Miller, the Byrds, Donovan, the Seeds, the Modern Folk Quartet, and Ike and Tina Turner taped... more ›

It’s almost impossible to discuss the state of punk and hardcore music in this town without someone making a grand pronouncement like “the D.C. scene is dead”. Ask any of the old timers and they’ll tell you that the kids in Washington just don’t care about punk rock anymore. It’s not hard to understand where these folks are coming from; given the vital role that our city played in the evolution of hardcore music, it’s surprising that relatively few bands in the District carry the torch to this day. However, declaring the scene “dead” is a tad hyperbolic — a punk community does still exist in D.C., it’s just a little harder to find nowadays. more ›

Former Editor-in-Chief Ryan Avent writes a weekly column about neighborhood and development issues. It wasn’t easy to keep up with the business flooding through the Council as the latest session neared its end. Amid the bills dealing with Greater Southeast Community Hospital, authorizing development bonds, addressing land deals in the West End and over the Center Leg Freeway, and placing moratoria on new Adams Morgan taverns, an interesting pattern nonetheless emerged. In just this past... more ›

>> The Smashing Pumpkins have announced a surprise show next Tuesday at 9:30 Club. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. through Tickets.com. [GOGs] >> Frances Marquez and Scott Veketch were married on Saturday morning, and left a camera with the only photos of their wedding in the back seat of a taxicab they hailed near Old Executive Office Building. The couple is offering a $500 reward to anyone who comes forward... more ›

The D.C. Council's Committee on Public Works and the Environment voted unanimously Tuesday to move forward on legislation that would place a 3-year moratorium on single sales of alcohol at stores located between 700 to 1400 block of H Street, NE -- the same area that developers have dubbed "The Atlas District," which is now home to a number of new bars and restaurants. The proposal still requires approval by the Council, but the committee’s... more ›

This post is by new DCist contributor Matt Pelkey. It’s almost Friday and a drink or two may sound like a great way to decompress. But happy hour shouldn’t always be about forgetting a tough week, so tonight toast to local business and a thriving community instead. Mount Pleasant Main Street, one of ten DC Main Streets programs, is sponsoring a wine tasting this evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at Dos Gringos restaurant,... more ›

Former Editor-in-Chief Ryan Avent writes a weekly column about neighborhood and development issues. Joe Englert wants a parking garage. So it says in the Washington Business Journal, on page four of a six page testament to the change he’s helping spread along H Street NE, once one of the District’s proudest thoroughfares and now in the midst of a facelift. When he hasn’t been opening businesses there himself, it seems he’s been grooming and instructing... more ›

NBC4 is reporting that a woman was struck and killed by a Metrobus around 10:30 last night in Mount Pleasant. Officials say an H8 bus was making a left turn onto Park Road from 16th Street when a pedestrian ran in front of the vehicle. A portion of 16th Street was closed for a time, but all lanes have since re-opened. No further information about the victim or the driver involved has been released and... more ›

FRIDAY: >> Seems like it's an unofficial Film Noir Week all over town. The National Film Registry is rolling out all their classic Noir prints at the Library of Congress' Mary Pickford Theater — we'd recommend the chance to catch a free screening of Blake Edwards' 1967 feature film version of the classic television detective, Gunn, at 7 p.m., preceded by a 30-minute episode of the show it's based on, ABC's Peter Gunn, from 1959... more ›

FRIDAY: >> The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception offers its annual Christmas Concert for Charity tonight. The Basilica's professional choir (featuring our very own DCist Charles!) will perform, followed by the choirs and orchestra of Catholic University. Admission is free, with a free-will donation to benefit the Spanish Catholic Center, a haven for immigrants to the Washington, D.C., area since 1967. The center provides services at locations in Mount Pleasant and... more ›

Breakfast at Dos Gringos feels like--and kind of is--dining at an eclectic friend’s place. Signs in the converted Mount Pleasant row house gently remind company that it’s a cell phone-free zone. Mismatched tables and chairs make it feel homey. Fresh squeezed juice is served in soda fountain glasses, and the coffee in house mugs. Thankfully, though, the café stops short of getting too cutesy. The fare isn’t completely vegetarian, but it’s definitely a wee bit Birkenstock with Tex-Mex leanings. We wouldn’t go there expecting to gorge on a stack of pancakes with a slab of bacon, but rather to partake in a light, fresh breakfast with a twist. more ›

A splendid morning to you, dear District. Looks like it'll be a nice sunny day, if a little chilly, with highs only reaching the mid-50s. It's also that day where one should watch out for broken mirrors and black cats crossing paths: Friday the 13th. Whatever you do, watch out for mummies being sold on Ebay, too. D.C. Taxis May Become Metered: Yeah, you've heard that one before. There may be some truth to... more ›

My evening at the Velvet Lounge was off to a rough start. Grating keyboards, an eye-burning smoke machine, and a crowd that was just a bit too crowded for me. I turned to the dark-haired guy standing next to me, on a night when the local band Let’s French was sharing a ticket with three others, and yelled into his ear “Which band is this?” After he told me, I yelled back, “Do you know... more ›

By DCist contributor Celeste Dawn Mitchell In May, we bemoaned D.C.’s lack of street meat and wondered if it damaged our credibility as a legit city. While New York has enough food carts to command a dedicated blog, we stagger consumption of our precious half-smokes so as not to burn out on them. With another alternative on the scene, we can be a little less whiny about our predicament -- at least on weekends. When... more ›