BicycleSpace, the popular bike shop at 459 I Street NW, announced it is moving a few blocks away to 1019 Seventh Street NW, where it will be next door to The Passenger. more ›

Located at 9th and M Street NW, this house's most famous resident was the pretty amazing Blanche K. Bruce. Bruce, a man born into slavery, was the first (and only) former slave to serve as a U.S. Senator. more ›

METRO Alerts reports that a person has been struck by a train at Mt. Vernon Square. Green and Yellow Line trains are currently sharing the same track between Mt. Vernon Square-Convention Center and Shaw-Howard University while emergency crews access the tracks. Expect delays in both directions on those lines. More soon. 1:51 p.m. WMATA has closed the Mt. Vernon Square station for the time being. Shuttle service around the closure has been requested, but in the meantime, don't count on being able to enter or exit at the station. more ›

Walking to The Passenger last night, my mind drifted toward thoughts about the development of the area north of H Street along 7th Street NW. Perhaps it was destiny, then, that I stumbled over this photograph of Mt. Vernon Square taken in 1992 by Jack Boucher for the Historic American Buildings Survey of the Library of Congress, which DCist flickr contributor rockcreek shared with our image pool yesterday. It's a good reminder of how far the neighbohood has come in the last seventeen years. more ›

A man who was shot near the intersection of 7th and N M Streets NW Thursday night died of his injuries. The Metropolitan Police Department said it is investigating the shooting, which happened at approximately 9:37 p.m., as a homicide. more ›