Fans of the Basil Thyme food truck got quite the shock earlier this afternoon when the mobile eatery was towed from its perch outside Metro Center. more ›

A comment period on new rules for the District's food trucks closes this week, moving the city closer to a resolution on an issue that has raised the ire of both food truck supporters and brick-and-mortar restaurants. more ›

A coalition of D.C. food trucks endorsed the District government's recent proposal of new rules for how they operate, but with a few exceptions. more ›

In a flier distributed today, the National Park Service appears to be getting ready to enforce the prohibitions on camping at McPherson Square and Freedom Plaza, potentially starting to draw the curtains on Occupy D.C.'s takeover of the public squares. more ›

It looks like it might be smoother sailing for food trucks in the District under a new set of rules published today that would regulate where, when and how they can operate throughout the city. more ›

There has to be a Footloose-like spinoff in the making in Prince George's County. more ›

Just as Councilmember Phil Mendelson (D-At Large) proposed in October that restrictions on gun stores be eased, today he introduced legislation that would make the process of buying and registering a gun simpler for District residents. more ›

As we reported in June, the District remains one of the last places in the country where tattoo and piercing parlors are a wholly unregulated business. That could soon change. more ›

Following new federal health standards and concerns over the safety of tanning salons, the District has rolled out 74 pages worth of draft rules and regulations that would limit who can use the salons and what they'll be told before they do so. more ›

As promised, the District of Columbia released new guidelines for pedicab operators this morning, including regulations on seatbelt use, brakes and sober operation of said vehicles. more ›

As advocates for medical marijuana prepare for a demonstration in front of the Wilson Building next week, city officials are pleading for patience. more ›

The subject of pedicabs was a hot one this weekend, after a pedicab driver was tased by a U.S. Park Police officer. That incident also sparked a wider discussion regarding the regulation of the vehicles -- today, Mayor Vince Gray announced that the District Department of Transportation would begin doing just that in the very near future. more ›

As we reported yesterday, the District remains one of the few places in the country where tattooing and piercing are unlicensed and largely unregulated, a libertarian reality that seems to buck the city's reputation for being heavy on government regulations. That could change as early as this fall. more ›

Those jumping into the medical marijuana business in the District include both individuals and organizations, seasoned professionals and budding entrepreneurs. But so far, there aren't that many of them. more ›

Ah, Chinatown buses: chariots of the frugal, the thrifty, the person looking for the cheapest possible way to get up and down the Eastern Seaboard. It's almost a rite of passage to take at least one spin on the various bus lines which originate from and stop in the District -- and even with the ascent of corporate-backed, low-cost, modern-amenity lines like BoltBus and Megabus, people are still scraping out a Jackson to get to New York on the fly. But while more competition might not have sunk the dirt-cheap bus business, a new District law just might. more ›

A revised set of rules governing the District's nascent medical marijuana program would make operating a dispensary or cultivation center more expensive and give more weight to Advisory Neighborhood Commission opinions in deciding where in the city they will be located. more ›

After months of delay, Mayor Vince Gray announced this afternoon that the rules and regulations governing the District's medical marijuana program will go into effect on Friday, April 15 when they're published in the D.C. Register. The news comes as advocates of the program have started complaining loudly about delays in its implementation, which dates back almost a year. more ›

Today, the District published a revised set of rules and regulations for the city's medical marijuana program, which is set to kick off in earnest in January 2011. But despite the hopes of many, the system being put in place to regulate the growth, sale and use of medical marijuana hasn't gotten any less restrictive. more ›

CORRECTION: The announcement this morning was to enact regulations targeting auto repair and tow lot operators - not used car sales. Which makes my comparison below more or less moot, since Barry is focusing on the used car sales lots. Mea culpa. more ›

With all the legislative back and forth over the District's evolving gun regulations since the Supreme Court deemed the city's handgun ban unconstitutional last summer, it's understandable that we'd all be confused as to how one goes about registering a gun. The Metropolitan Police Department has published a guide that attempts to clear up the process. more ›

We haven't yet gotten the official press release from the Department of Public Works, but the agency's online public calendar shows that residential street sweeping is set to resume on Monday, March 24. As happens every winter, street sweeping and the parking restrictions that come along with it were suspended on Nov. 30. more ›

It looks like Virginia's gunnin' for a fight -- pun intended. more ›

Flying food? Perhaps you've noticed the odd little vehicle with wings near 8th and H, NW selling empanadas and other Mexican fare. It's On the Fly, a new food business started by one of the founders of Zip Car, Gabe Klein, L'Enfant cafe owner Christopher Lynch, and architectural designer Michel Heitstuman. The car is one of the first in a planned series of food carts and small stands that will swarm the city. This... more ›

In the coming weeks District officials will find out whether a Court of Appeals decision that found the city's gun laws unconstitutional will stand or whether the U.S. Supreme Court will take up Mayor Adrian Fenty's appeal. According to SCOTUSBlog, the justices of the Supreme Court will debate whether or not to take the case on November 9. Should they choose to, the two sides would argue before the court in February or March; otherwise,... more ›

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty announced this afternoon that new time and distance meters for D.C. taxis must be installed no later than April 1, 2008. The announcement came about nine hours after the end of a 24-hour taxicab driver strike in response to the Mayor's decision to abandon the zone system. Fenty and D.C. Taxicab Commission Chairman Leon Swain Jr. also announced the pricing structure for the new meters: a $4 flag drop charge, then... more ›

We were alerted yesterday via the Art Law Blog that the U.S. Department of the Interior is gearing up to change motion and still photography rules on federally run lands. In an amendment to current regulations, three DOI agencies, the Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Services, and the National Park Service, will be authorized to charge standardized fees to and require a permit from commercial photographers who want to shoot in an area... more ›

It's that time again, the best comments of the previous week. It was a bountiful week, with World Bank protests, Metro employees chowing down, and new dog park regulations Read on, and register if you haven't! ----- Everybody had something to say about D.C. switching to taxi meters. shawndc: I'm glad Fenty had the balls to stand up to the Taxi commission and move ahead with meters. Let's hope they can get it up and... more ›

Written by DCist Contributor Sarah Stonesifer The Diamondback – University of Maryland: >> Hartwick Towers, an off-campus apartment building, was the scene of a fire on Friday, Oct. 12. The fire has come under scrutiny by both students and city officials, as the building is not equipped with sprinklers and fire alarms did not function during the fire. Students were left on their own to find alternative housing until they were let back into their... more ›