Last September, 21-year-old Jamal Coates was killed during a brazen daylight drive-by shooting on U Street NW. This week, reports Homicide Watch, seven men have been charged for gang violence and retaliations that led to seven deaths since 2006 in Columbia Heights, Adams Morgan and U Street -- including Coates'. more ›

The City Paper reports this afternoon that the D.C. Commission for the Arts and Humanities has announced that it will take control of the Lincoln Theatre, which ran into severe financial troubles in late September. more ›

At approximately 11:45 this morning, D.C. police officers responded to the scene of a bank robbery inside the City First Bank, located at 1432 U Street NW. more ›

Despite the current economic climate, the District of Columbia is still home to plenty of jobs which pay mighty well. That said, the market for one high-paying position appears to have just missed out on qualifying for the Department of Employment Services' annual employment guide. more ›

In May, two Metro Transit Police officers were caught on video forcefully restraining and arresting a man outside the U Street Metro station. That wasn't enough evidence for federal investigators, however. more ›

I'm betting an uptick of foul language will be heard this weekend around the Columbia Heights, U Street and Shaw Metro stations as inattentive riders realize the closures of the three this holiday weekend. Your next curse may be asking what in hell is going on down there that would take an entire weekend to fix? WMATA is shushing all the transit malcontents today by releasing b-roll footage of metro employees actively working on the green line. After the jump, two more snippets of track work. more ›

Sometimes, it's far easier to portray these things with maps. more ›

What does U Street have in common with Berkeley, California and the Milwaukee Riverwalk? It has a place on the American Planning Association's Great Places in America list, which tallies up the 30 best neighborhoods, streets and public spaces in the U.S. more ›

Do you live on the Green Line and have a job that requires you to take Metro to get to work on Columbus Day? You may want to think about taking a sick day -- WMATA will close the Shaw, U Street and Columbia Heights stations from 10 p.m. on Friday, October 8 until opening on Tuesday, October 11. more ›

During a press conference held earlier today outside the Lincoln Theatre, the financially-strapped venue's board of directors unleashed several criticisms. Perhaps the loudest were about Mayor Vince Gray, who they claimed was refusing to take a meeting with them regarding the theater's funding situation. more ›

Representatives from the Lincoln Theatre's board of directors made their case in front of the historic theater this afternoon: without a $500,000 boost in operational funds from the city at the beginning of the 2012 fiscal year, they would likely be forced to close at the end of the year. more ›

UPDATE: It appears there will be an emergency board meeting at the Lincoln tonight at 6 p.m. Graham adds that the situation "looks bleak," though he now tells Tom Sherwood that he didn't specify when the theater would close due to its financial difficulties. more ›

At approximately 4:30 p.m. this afternoon, D.C. firefighters responded to the scene of a fire at The Reformer Building, located on the 1200 block of U Street NW. The massive response included a large ladder, and forced a closure of U Street during rush hour. more ›

Sarah Krouse of the Washington Business Journal provides an update on the plans for the southwest corner of the 14th and U Streets NW intersection, which will be the home to a as-yet-unnamed mixed-use project. more ›

Festivities are already underway this weekend for the re-opening of the African American Civil War Museum. Although the museum's official ribbon cutting will take place at noon on Monday at its new permanent location 1925 Vermont Avenue NW -- directly across from the African American Civil War Monument -- today is studded with a number of lectures and conferences on racial reconciliation in America, while tomorrow features an all-day film festival (Eyes on the Prize is my pick). more ›

A fire broke out inside a two-story commercial building at 1351 U Street NW around 5 a.m this morning, causing significant damage to the ground-floor U Street Beer and Wine shop, as well as the second-floor dance/martial arts studio. There were no injuries, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation. more ›

WMATA's Board of Directors is meeting today to discuss a variety of issues, from the system's on-time performance and standards to the possibility of reducing the number of cars on the proposed extension to Dulles International Airport. One recommendation of particular interest, though, would be a big win for those who favor more concise names for stations around the system. more ›

Dwight Harris, the man who was videotaped being forced from his wheelchair and bloodied by Metro Transit Police along U Street in May, was supposed to appear before a judge on Friday on misdemeanor assault charges. That won't be necessary now, though: all criminal charges against Harris have been dropped. more ›

Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) can't win. When he isn't crying in front of the media, inspiring headline writers everywhere, or opening the door for Alec Baldwin to run for New York City mayor, he's still filling the role of our favorite vehicular scofflaw in Congress. more ›

The videotaped altercation between Dwight Harris and two transit police officers who appeared to violently restrain him outside the U Street Metro station last week has led to dropped charges and discipline for the officers involved. more ›

The man accused of resisting arrest during an altercation with transit police which was caught on tape outside the U Street Metro station is now speaking out. more ›

Yesterday, we reported on a disturbing piece of video which depicted two Metro Transit Police officers restraining and arresting a wheelchair-bound man outside the U Street Metro station. The video has drawn plenty of reaction -- enough for Metro to finally respond to what happened. more ›

Over the weekend, a video surfaced on YouTube showing what appears to be D.C. Metro Police forcefully arresting a man in a wheelchair just outside of the U Street/African-Amer Civil War Memorial/Cardozo Metro station. In the video, we can see the incident takes place during the middle of the day, just across the street from Ben's Chili Bowl. Two police officers, who appear to be with Metro Transit Police, tackle a man from his motorized wheelchair onto the sidewalk, injuring the man and causing him to bleed from the head. Since the incident took place midday, a crowd forms quickly. One woman can be heard clearly saying that he man is "always in a wheelchair" and supposedly lives nearby. more ›

As promised, we're bringing you updates on the latest outdoor film festival news. While there's still no word from Screen on the Green (though its campaign continues), we have gotten our hands on the lineups for two other outdoor film fests -- Columbia Heights and U Street -- since our last roundup went up in April. more ›

UPDATE (4:25 p.m.): WTOP spoke with Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham, who said that the two individuals wounded were Marquette Hunter, 19, and Devon Norace, 20. Both were reportedly shot in the ankles as part of a gang-related drive-by shooting on V Street. more ›

Ample seating. Greasy, fried, no-good-for-you fare. Lots of draft beer. Plenty of high-definition televisions with all sorts of programming options. The components of a successful sports bar are simple to identify -- but the execution is often difficult. Such was the case at Momo's, the sports bar at 1334 U Street which closed a few months ago. Often, the bar would run out of draft beer on Sundays during football season -- a cardinal sin for a bar that caters to those in search of a sporting fix. But the space has been revamped with new ownership, and the guys behind Touchdown -- which opens today -- are not only promising to make good on Momo's failings, but add a dash of class while they're at it. more ›

As your editor-in-chief stepped outside this morning for a brief stroll, he couldn't help but notice that the long-vacant piece of prime real estate located on the northeast corner of the 14th and U Street NW intersection had a new feature: a sign indicating that a Subway restaurant was "opening soon." more ›