Is the honeymoon between Ward 3 D.C. Councilmember Mary Cheh and Mayor Vince Gray finally coming to an end? It appears possible after Cheh sharply criticized Gray for not signing a bill she authored that would have delayed a tax on municipal bonds. more ›

Yesterday afternoon, the D.C. Council gave preliminary approval to a revised redistricting plan after a pair of high-profile amendments to the plan failed to garner the votes needed to enact changes. more ›

According to a statement, D.C. Councilmember Mary M. Cheh (D-Ward 3) "suffered a serious fall while running" over the weekend, resulting in "a severe break and dislocation of her arm and wrist." Ouch. more ›

We were expecting some fire. A little passion. Some pointed questions, even. Something -- anything! -- about D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee. We got none of that. more ›

After a good start in friendly Ward 5 -- we've gathered some of the media coverage in our handy Google map above -- presumptive Mayor-elect Vince Gray's citywide town hall listening tour hits Fenty territory this evening with a stop in Ward 3. Gray barely broke 20 percent in the ward on primary day. (His best performance was at Precinct 138 near UDC, where he earned 26 percent of the vote.) Needless to say, Gray will likely face some pointed questions from residents who don't really feel comfortable with him as their mayor. more ›

Mary Cheh is a smart lady. She's got tenure at George Washington University Law School and has a master's degree from Fair Harvard. That said, it was slightly mystifying to read the following, located about halfway through an interview Cheh gave to the Washington Post magazine. Cheh's gee-whiz tone throughout (the best part of being a politician: "hugs and the free food") certainly didn't help when the magazine asked what her biggest "goof" was. Cheh's answer: more ›

Yes, yes, thank you for sending us 342 emails about how New York Times columnist and Bethesda resident David Brooks wrote something really ridiculous today about District's Ward 3. The column posits that the upper-upper-middle-class section of Washington is populated entirely by trial lawyers, TV news producers and Democratic staffers, and that these people are only upset about the excesses of Wall Street executives because they are envious. They are wealthy, you see, but not as wealthy. A sample:

People in Ward Three have nationalized extravagance and privatized Puritanism. Under their rule, the federal government is permitted to throw hundreds of billions of dollars around on a misguided bank bailout, but if a banker like John Thain spends $1,500 on a wastepaper basket then all hell breaks loose. Dazzling personal consumption is out. Middle-class drabness is in. It’s sad, but there’s nothing to be done.