Overfishing. Mercury. Enslaved fishermen. There are enough ideological pitfalls to sushi consumption already. So when we read Martin's post earlier today, it made us sad. We just want some eel and spicy tuna rolls; not to support a crazy cultleader's bid for world domination via the seafood market. Judging from the comments on the original post, many of you feel the same way. more ›

Glass. Half. Full. more ›

Any tips for moving companies that can help me out with my local move? more ›

Tourist Time. They're here. Yes it is high tourist season and with it, comes heightened stress for locals. So with metorail during the tourist season, it is advisable to have your SmarTrip filled at all times, just to avoid long lines at farecard machines at some of the busier stations. Besides the main downtown transfer stations, Smithsonian, Union Station, Rosslyn, Pentagon City and Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan stations seem to have the worst tourist crowding on... more ›

After what seemed like days without any news from the world of D.C. baseball, when DCist was last seen opining that the Nats were done trading, several trade/acquisition rumors have cropped up and been deemed worthy of coverage by the Post and MLB.com. So DCist will play along: more ›

The NYT had an interesting article about certain regulations in Europe that classifies buildings as being worthy of demolition, much as preservationists will push for historic districts. In England, there are Grade X classifications for ugly, worthless buildings. The article is worth a read. But it got DCist thinking about buildings that are worthy of demolition in the District because of their architecture. more ›