Call Councilmember Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) lucky, or call him devilish -- either way, he's running unopposed once again. more ›

After exploring the option of running for the Ward 2 seat on the D.C. Council for the last few weeks, Fiona Greig has officially launched her campaign against incumbent Councilmember Jack Evans (D-Ward 2). more ›

Councilmember Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) is the D.C. Council's longest-serving member, represents one of the city's richest wards and presides over the very committee that deals with financial matters. He's also an aggressive campaigner, as his October 10 campaign finance report proves. more ›

In recent weeks, a number of new candidates have jumped into local D.C. races, challenging just about every incumbent up for re-election. more ›

...Councilmember Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) was out there winning his bid for re-election. more ›

Councilmember Jack Evans, a member of the Council's subcommittee on redistricting, admitted today on The Kojo Nnamdi Show that the subcommittee was "not finished" with its plan. more ›

During his opening speech to a packed Ward 2 town hall last night, presumptive Mayor-elect Vince Gray welcomed Interim D.C. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson -- who was in the audience -- and briefly addressed the resignation of Chancellor Michelle Rhee.

"Chancellor Rhee did not abruptly quit. That is absolutely fallacious. Nor did I ask chancellor Rhee to leave her position," said Gray energetically, as he spoke to the audience. He also defended the outgoing Chancellor, stating that "she is committed to our children," and that "she made a lot of progress" in the District. more ›

Presumptive Mayor-elect Vince Gray heads back to "unfriendly" territory tonight: he'll host a town hall in Ward 2, 72 percent of which sided with Mayor Adrian Fenty in the Democratic primary. This is the fourth of Gray's eight town halls scheduled throughout October; so far, Gray has hit Ward 5, Ward 3 and Ward 7. The Ward 2 town hall comes only a day after D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee announced her resignation, so while Gray keeping her or not will no longer be an elephant in the room, there may still be some pointed questions on school reform. Interim Chancellor Kaya Henderson said she may attend some of the town halls; this might be one of them, but nothing's confirmed yet. The town hall will take place at the Foundry United Methodist Church (1500 16th Street NW) from 6:30-8:30 p.m. We'll be there again, and if you attend, use the #ward2 hashtag or shoot me your thoughts at martin (at) dcist (dot) com. more ›

The D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics tweeted today that a week into the Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) nominating process, 156 people have picked up petitions to get on the November ballot. As we reported last week, being elected to an ANC spot isn't very tough -- you just need 25 signatures to get on the ballot, and once you're on there, it's a safe bet that you won't face any competition. more ›

We've been following the work on the new 15th Street NW contraflow bike lane for a while now, and today the District Department of Transportation and Mayor Fenty hosted a little ceremony to announce its formal completion. But we have to thank IMGoph for tweeting to point out that one of the images DDOT sent around from the ribbon cutting features Ward 2 Council member Jack Evans (D) aboard one of the city's SmartBikes. We're used to seeing the likes of Fenty and famed cycling enthusiast Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) on bikes, but Jack Evans? He looks about as comfortable as a bear on ice skates. Click through to DDOT's Facebook page to scroll through the rest of their images from today's event. DDOT Director Gabe Klein also joined Fenty and Evans for their little ride. more ›

The press secretary to Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans has been found dead in Baltimore Harbor, NBC4's Tom Sherwood is reporting. more ›

The ban on the sale of single beers keeps marching on, so it seems. more ›

Over the last few years a number of ANCs and Wards -- including a stretch of H Street NE, part of Logan Circle, and wards 4, 7 and 8 -- have banned the sale of single cans and bottles of beer, citing their tendency to cause their drinkers to pee on sidewalks, litter, and generally make trouble. more ›

If you live on any of Georgetown's quiet tree-lined streets, this weekend might be a good time to take an impromptu out-of-town vacation. more ›