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>> Mayor Fenty has named Shannon Lee Hader, an epidemiologist and public health physician who has directed the U.S. AIDS program in Zimbabwe, to head the District's HIV/AIDS Administration. [WaPo] >> D.C. Law enforcement officials are trying to seize control of a house at 1923 Rhode Island Avenue NE, a long-time location for illicit activity. [WJLA] >> A small plane crash landed in the Hollywood area of St. Mary's County. Two of three passengers...

Good morning, Washington. We hope you had a relaxing weekend, and weren't one of the people inconvenienced by the brief closing of a number of Metro stations on Sunday. The story goes that a contractor mistakenly spread commercial-grade rat poisoning in the middle of the day around several stations in D.C. and Maryland. When dozens of birds started dropping dead at the Greenbelt, Anacostia, Naylor Road and Branch Avenue stations on the Green line and the Rhode Island Avenue-Brentwood and Takoma stations on the Red line, an investigation quickly began that included the FBI and local hazardous-materials crews. All of the affected stations were reopened relatively quickly.

The pattern has become almost predictable -- if violence breaks out somewhere in Ward 1, you can bet D.C. Council member Jim Graham will find the closest bar or restaurant, call it a "magnet for --------- (enter violent incident here)" and try to shut it down. Sometimes Graham's crusades are welcome, other times they are excessive. Graham last focused his energies on Joe’s Steak ’N Eggs, an eatery on 9th Street NW that was the...

UPDATE: Thanks to Kiki Schneider for the new photo of the fire in action! Andrew Wiseman is the author of this post An orange Old Town Trolley bus burst into flames today just before 6 p.m. on Rhode Island Avenue, NW between 11th and 12th Streets. Before arriving on the scene, this DCist saw and smelled black smoke from outside the Mt. Vernon Square Metro at about 5:50 p.m. and 9th Street was hazy...

UPDATE: DDOT has also postponed the previously scheduled closures of the inbound lanes on the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge this weekend to accommodate the marathon. DDOT has rescheduled the bridge work for next weekend, weather permitting. Nearly 5,000 runners will take to District roads tomorrow to compete in the Wirefly National Marathon. The race is set to start at 6:30 AM at RFK Stadium. As it takes runners through every quadrant of the city,...

Well, D.C. we had a nice weekend together, didn't we? Perhaps we ran into you at the hugely successful opening of the inaugural DCist Exposed photography show on Friday, or we might have crossed paths out walking the dog in the fantastic spring weather. Or maybe it was just that extra hour of evening light created by Daylight Savings. In any case, it was good to see you. But now, it's time for coffee and the news:

Former Editor-in-Chief Ryan Avent writes a weekly column about neighborhood issues. I know that certain, wonderfully stubborn organizations continue to press for an underground tunnel through Tyson's Corner. It's a very sensible thing to pursue, and I don't blame them at all. Still, there are advantages to running your rail above ground, if circumstances permit it. The view, for one thing. Simply by riding the Red Line east three stops out of Union Station, you...

If you're looking for a change of pace and need an industry that is sure to remain in business for years to come, consider escalator repair. Taking after DeVry and ITT Tech, Metro has kicked off a $1.5 million training lab for escalator repair, writes the Post. The lab will train the next generation of escalator repairmen, who, as we all know from experience, will have no shortage of work anytime soon -- on...

Debating Where to Debate: It was big news a few weeks back when Marie Johns challenged Adrian Fenty to a duel...errr...debate during a phone call she placed to a radio show Fenty was guesting on. The ambitious one-on-one challenge by Johns was set for August 12 at high noon...errr...9 a.m. But WTOP is reporting today that both Fenty and Johns may end up debating themselves, because they can't seemingly agree on a location for their verbal joust to the death. Fenty claims that the deal was always that the debate would be held somewhere in Ward 8, where he promises to be on the set day. Johns, however, has countered, arguing that since Fenty chose the time and date, she should at least get to choose the location, which she did, opting for the Human Rights Campaign headquarters on Rhode Island Avenue and 17th Street. Neither seems willing to concede, so August 12 may see the two standing miles apart asking an empty podium questions about crime, education, economic development, and affordable housing. Inside sources tell us that the two might meet later this week to settle the dispute, though neither can seem to agree whether they should order in from Domino's or Papa Johns.

On a transit system as big as Metro's, something invariably goes wrong. A track busts, a train craps out, or, in one of our favorite Metro mishap moments, something causes a 27-hour delay at the Stadium-Armory station. This morning, for example, service on the Red Line between Gallery Place and Rhode Island Avenue has been suspended due to a "police situation."

The Washington Times today features this quote, from a lawyer with an organization planning to oppose parking enforcement, "The law shouldn't be applied in a way that unfairly burdens churches...This double-parking law is unconstitutional because it puts an unfair burden on the religious institution." It's often the smallest issues that expose deeper rifts within a city, and the growing imbroglio over illegal church parking threatens to grow into a full-scale exposure of Washington tensions. This,...

Below, we take a brief look at development stories along the Red Line, but first, a brief Ask DCist:

We've watched for a while now as development crept up 14th Street, from the Whole Foods at P Street to the rebuilt blocks north of Rhode Island Avenue, continuing on to the restaurants and condo buildings around U Street. We've also seen the complete overhaul of the land around the Columbia Heights Metro station, a development project that's rendered the blocks between Columbia Road and Monroe Street unrecognizable. And we've followed along as buildings popped up here and there, attempting to connect the two pockets of construction along one of the city's main thoroughfares. Now it appears an old holdout will be closing, leaving in its place a new link in the street-long chain.

The owners of Rehoboth Beach, Del. restaurant Nage are following Horace Greeley's advice by opening a western outpost of their high-end bistro next Tuesday in the Courtyard by Marriott at 1600 Rhode Island Avenue NW. According to the News Journal, longtime friends and co-owners Kevin Reading and Josh Grapski are behind the endeavor -- with Reading taking the reins as executive chef of the two-restaurant outfit and Grapski managing this new D.C. branch. Before opening...

Sometimes we at DCist find ourselves wandering around the Dupont and Logan neighborhoods, unsatisfied after an excursion to CakeLove. We roam between the new condos and the embassies until we realize that what we really have is CakeLust. Tonight, Share Our Strength's Great American Bake Sale promises to satisfy our cravings.

John Reid, a Virginia Delegate representing Henrico (and pictured at right), accidentally discharged a gun in his General Assembly office today. Reid has a valid permit for keeping a concealed weapon, and, according to the Post, he usually carries the gun with him into legislative sessions, albeit unloaded. The embarrassed Delegate apologized to his fellow legislators and called the discharge an accident which occured while he was unloading the gun. We find it suspicious, however, that the fired weapon hit a bulletproof vest that Reid kept in his office. Pretty lucky, no?

New development in the historic Shaw neighborhood has put two restaurateurs' liquor licenses on uncertain footing and sparked a conflict about the future of the neighborhood. The restaurants are located on Ninth Street between the new Convention Center and Rhode Island Avenue, just blocks from both the Mt. Vernon Square and Shaw Metro stations and steps from where this DCist lives. They also both happen to be located a stone's throw from Shiloh Baptist Church,...

Good morning, Washington. Today will be another beautiful day - mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Believe it or not, today is our first birthday. Yes, it was one year ago today when DCist officially launched. To celebrate, we've planned a little birthday party next week. Before then, however, is a Katrina Benefit Concert we're sponsoring at American University this Friday featuring local acts Gist, Cartel, Paul Michel, RPM, Laura Burhenn and Army...

Close to 200 people gathered last night in the auditorium of the Shaw Junior High School along Rhode Island Avenue NW for a townhall meeting titled "Save DC Gun Safety Laws: Why Congress Should Leave These DC Laws to DC Residents & Elected Officials." Attended by D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, and Chief Ramsey, pictured at right, the meeting focused on the repeated attempts by Congress to overturn the District's restrictive three-decade...

>> You better act fast to see "Bringing It All Together: The Art of Joyce Lomax" at Ramee Art Gallery -- the show will only be up this Friday and Saturday. The exhibit, the last to be on view at the gallery's 14th Street space, features works on paper, paintings and ceramics by Atlanta-based artist Joyce Lomax. On August 20, Ramee Art Gallery will relocate to 606C Rhode Island Avenue, NE. The reception for...

Well, this weekend looks like it’s going to be absolutely gorgeous, so we’re hard pressed to recommend doing anything besides rolling around in the grass outside. With a beer. Or seven. That’s our plan, at least. But if you’d like more options, our suggestions follow. And don’t forget to plan ahead: DCist’s Unbuckled concert, featuring Cartel and Bicycle Thieves, is a little less than two weeks away! FRIDAY: >> The third annual AFI and Discovery...

Attention riders of metorail's Red, Orange and Blue lines. Single-tracking along parts of the lines will slow travel heading across Capitol Hill and through Union Station this weekend. First up, the Red Line between Judiciary Square and Rhode Island Avenue-Brentwood will see some track maintenance Saturday until 4 p.m. and Sunday until noon. Second, due to switch replacement track work at the Stadium Armory station, some trains on the Orange and Blue lines will terminate...

Following a national trend, District officials have placed Wal-Mart squarely in the sights of pending legislation. The D.C. Examiner is reporting today that six of the City Council's 13 members have signed onto legislation that would ban the construction or development of big box stores larger than 80,000 square feet if any more than 15 percent of their merchandise were tax-free. The legislation, sponsored by David Catania (I-At Large) would directly affect Wal-Mart and Target,...

A long time ago, before the Beltway and the Interstate highway system, a web of U.S. highway routes crisscrossed the nation, connecting cities, towns and villages. These U.S. highways still exist, but now only form the backbone of the nation's secondary federal highway system. Route 1, which passes through D.C. via Rhode Island Avenue and the 14th Street Bridge, links Maine and Florida. Route 50, coming straight down Consitution Avenue, links Ocean City, Md., with...

A quick warning ... When the new metrorail station opens on the Red Line on Saturday, there could be delays, WMATA reports. It will take some time for train schedules to readjust to accommodate the new stop at the New York Avenue-Florida Avenue-Gallaudet University station between Union Station and the Rhode Island Avenue station. Though we think this might be an error in WMATA's detailed press release on the NewYoFla opening, it appears that the...

Red Liners, you've been through a lot the past year. But there's a light at the end of the tunnel ... assuming you look past the post-Election Day crash at the Woodley Park station.

If you thought that a National Transportation Safety Board investigation and a train crash clean-up couldn't slow down the Red Line enough, be aware that part of the line will be totally shut this weekend. Because of track work at the yet-to-open New York Avenue-Florida Avenue-Gallaudet University metrorail station, the Red Line is closed between Union Station and Fort Totten. Shuttle bus service is being provided to the Rhode Island Avenue and Brookland-CUA stations. Here...

WMATA Chief Executive Richard White said that criticism that has been dished out about the failings of the metrorail system has been warranted and that the agency is reviewing past decisions that, as the Post's lede said "'don't make much sense' or have 'misfired badly.'"

So Red Liners, how was your commute this morning? Due to construction this weekend at the New York Avenue-Florida Avenue-Gallaudet University station, there are speed restrictions between Union Station and Rhode Island Avenue. WMATA says there are 6 minute delays. It took DCist 20 minutes to get across downtown this morning, 10 minutes of that time was spent stuck between Judiciary Square and Union Station. Hopefully the delays will clear up by lunchtime.

If you're planning on riding the Red Line this weekend, be aware that you will face delays as construction crews continue track work at the New York Avenue-Florida Avenue-Gallaudet University metrorail station. The portion of the Red Line between Union Station and Fort Totten will shut down as a double-crossover track junction is being installed south of the station. A free shuttle bus will replace train service to the Rhode Island Avenue and Brookland-CUA stations. Trains on the rest of the line will run every 8-10 minutes during the day and every 12-15 minutes at night.