Amine El Khalifi, who was arrested last week on charges he was plotting to carry out a suicide bombing of the Capitol, used to be a fixture of the District's party scene, Glittarazzi reports. more ›

Halloween: it's complicated, you know? Trying to find that right costume is always an adventure. That's why we thought we'd give you a few ideas that your fellow Washingtonians will probably approve of. more ›

Halloween weekend is coming up, and if you're anything like me, you probably still have no earthly idea what to wear for a costume. But at least you won't have to worry about having a pocket free to carry cash for a ride home. more ›

Safeway Inc. decided to fully embrace the nickname D.C. residents long ago bestowed to its Georgetown store on Wednesday night. The grocery chain threw an elegant, exclusive party to celebrate the reopening of the newly reconstructed "Social Safeway" on Wisconsin Ave. more ›

Woe is us! News that the National Zoo has scheduled a farewell gathering for Tai Shan only means one thing: Butterstick is really leaving. And soon. more ›

The Washington Post has its own story up now about the so-called "Third Crasher" at the Nov. 24 White House state dinner. His name is Carlos Allen, and he's the man behind HUSH Society Magazine and the HushGalleria Mansion, a private party space located inside a large rowhouse in Mt. Pleasant. more ›

Just to add some more fuel my "most giant, expensive New Year's Eve parties tend to really blow" fire, another reader shares a message sent to attendees of the "20s & 30s Going Out Group" NYE party that took place at the Harman Center for the Arts. About 600 people paid between $70-$99 to attend this open-bar, black tie optional event, which got shut down early after a couple 911 calls, a little destruction of property, and half a dozen fist fights caused the venue to kick the group out. The party's hosts expressed a lot of regret about how the whole thing went down ... but aren't offering any refunds just yet. Letter below the jump; reader reviews of the party can be found here. more ›

We've been entertaining ourselves this morning by reading through the surprising number of emails we received over the past several days letting us know about the epic failure that apparently was the New Year's Eve party hosted by LateNightShots dudes Fritz Brogan and Reed Landry. It's not at all surprising, mind you, that this particular party, formally dubbed "New Year's Eve at the National Building Museum," was a huge flop. Rather, we're surprised by the number of folks who wrote in to DCist about it, as though this is something we'd be shocked by. Don't get us wrong, the fact that anyone paid $100 (or more!) for tickets to a giant, impersonal New Year's Eve party that ended up being no fun makes us kind of sad, but surely these boneheads had to know what they were getting into. more ›

Breaking news: Obama staffers are fixie-riding vegans. Or at least one of them is. I uncovered this total scoop at last night’s Young and the Guest List party, Washington Life magazine’s 4th annual oh-so-very exclusive affair to honor the most influential Washingtonians under 40. Invitees included Adrian Fenty and Jon Favreau, neither of whom showed up. But event organizers told me 15 Obama staffers had RSVP’d, so my goal for the night was to locate these fabulous new D.C. residents and find out if they were cool. more ›

Jagshemash! Borat is a hit. It's grossing millions and definitely the most quotable thing we've seen in ages. But Borat himself seems to have missed most of the -ist cities, and we were all wondering how the film would have been different if he'd made his way around the world on the -ist tour. In Shanghai, Borat would be observing Inane Learnings of Penis Photos for Make Benefit Glorious Flat World of Handmade Toy... more ›