Some residents of Georgetown are feeling smothered. Not by air pollution or construction or stress, but by the cyclists and runners who sometimes go through their neighborhood during races. more ›

Councilmember Jack Evans concerned that rallies and marches launched on short notice are stretching thin the resources of D.C. authorities wants activist groups to be required to first obtain permits before walking through the streets. more ›

In other, somewhat less obvious budget gap-related news: the District Department of Motor Vehicles will be raising rates on some transactions, including fees for residential parking permits and change of address requests. more ›

Kelly DiNardo, the owner of Past Tense yoga studio in Mt. Pleasant, had planned to offer a free yoga class to her clientele inside nearby Lamont Park while her almost-two-years-old studio is closed for repainting -- problem is, she can't afford it. more ›

Did you believe that incessantly cranky neighbors were a breed found only inside the confines of the District of Columbia? Think again! more ›

It wouldn't be a big protest day without a ridiculous story or two, now would it? Cindy Sheehan, in town for today's ANSWER protest, apparently ran into some trouble with the National Park Service regarding one of her "tent cities" earlier this week. The AP reports that Sheehan was "forced to take down tents set up Monday on the lawn of the Washington Monument." In response to this ridiculous display of power, she will set the tents back up tonight. (Put that in your pipe and smoke it, NPS!) Of course, it turns out Sheehan (who wasn't even staying in a tent) never asked for a permit for the space, and there's this pesky little rule about people not being allowed to camp overnight on the Mall. You know, because if that was allowed, a certain DCist weekend editor could have been found sleeping on home plate of the good softball field with the backstop and no beehives many a night over the last couple of summers. UPDATE: Sheehan might have some trouble putting those tents back up tonight -- according to WJLA, she was arrested at the tail end of today's protest. more ›

While it's not time to dust off the infielder glove quite yet, the Department of Parks and Recreation announced today they'll begin accepting permits for athletic fields for 2010. And, in fact, you don't have very long to get them in. Permits will be accepted from today until January 14 for field use between March 1 and August 31 of next year. The permits are issued on a first-come, first-served basis, but priority is given to certain groups:
• DPR Programs
• Schools: Public & Charter Schools
• Youth/Adult Partners: MOA / MOU

One person out there was angry enough to pick up the phone—not to call the city or the gallery or the developer, but to alert the Humane Society to the fact that goldfish were trapped inside. The caller pleaded for intervention on behalf of the fish, which were swimming in wall-mounted half-globes backed with photos from various sites around the city. more ›

An automotive showroom for the R.L. Taylor Motor Company, a restaurant supplies retailer under Adams-Burch, and a Pentecostal chapel with the Church of the Rapture—the building that occupies the southwest corner of 14th and T Streets NW has served many people in many ways. Its most recent and perhaps improbable career turn—as a guerrilla art space hidden in the heart of one of D.C.'s fastest-rising commercial corridors—came to a close on Saturday. more ›