A couple of readers have sent emails to DCist today, curious about an installation at Freedom Plaza which involves a large array of black t-shirts with messages on them. The shirts, for those still curious, are the most visible aspect of the 2011 National ALS Advocacy Day and Public Policy Conference, which is taking place in the District. Last night, the ALS Association held a candlelight vigil in the Plaza. more ›

We may not have gotten buckets of snow to photograph yesterday, but who cares: blizzard photographs are so last winter. Instead we found some lovely holiday light displays, delicious treats, and naturally, a few adorable animal snapshots in the DCist Flickr pool today. more ›

>> The Natural History Museum turns 100 this month. First opening its doors in 1910, 100 Years at the National Museum of Natural History explores the Museum's history through documentary photographs of important milestones—from laying the cornerstone for the building to modern DNA and genomic research. May 29. more ›

We had a feeling that by holding the 2010 DCist Exposed Photography Show at the 5,000 sq. ft. Long View Gallery, we'd encourage a few more people to attend the opening reception this year. But we're not sure we were emotionally prepared for Saturday's big event to draw close to double the number of people who showed up last year. Eager early birds started lining up outside the door half an hour before the gallery even opened, peering in through the windows as we hurried to finish setting up the bars and music. By the end of the evening, roughly 1,800 of you made it inside, drinking and yes, even dancing through the night with us surrounded by 47 gorgeous photographs that celebrate the best of Washington, D.C. more ›

We love judging the DCist Exposed contest. We already see every day how talented our regular contributors are, so you might imagine how much we look forward to this annual "best of" pool -- and how hard it is to pick just a handful to showcase in our annual show. If you have a couple hours free, head over to the pool and hit "slideshow" in the upper right to see all of the 2010 entries. more ›

You only have a few more hours to submit your photos to the 2010 DCist Exposed Photography Show. We can already tell our judges are going to have a tough weekend trying to pick just a handful of these fantastic photographs to exhibit in our fourth annual show. more ›

As if picking the winning photographs for DCist Exposed over the last two years wasn't monumental enough of a task, you guys made it even tougher this year by turning out in record numbers. In our first year, we barely cracked 450 entries (and we were thrilled indeed), while in 2008, we reached over 550. This year more than 300 photographers submitted close to 800 images for us to sift through. Even with six judges, we had a hard time getting it down to just the photos listed below, but we can certainly say we had an amazing base to start from. If you have the time, it's worth going to Flickr and playing the slideshow of the whole pool, which runs just about two hours. (Maybe something to leave on the table and play when your out-of-town guests arrive this weekend?) more ›

Violent, bloody and chaotic; these are the images that come to us from Iraq on a daily basis. But in My Baghdad, now at Irvine Contemporary, local photographer Phil Nesmith presents another view of Iraq, one that captures the quiet moments of the every day. more ›