It's tough to look back on a whole year of news, reviews, opinions, rants and raves and find out what you, the readers, seemed to like best. So instead of assigning the thankless task to some starry-eyed intern, we programmed an ultra-fast mainframe computer at DCist HQ to scour the year's content for the posts that were widely read, commented, tweeted and liked. Here's what it found. more ›

Given the fact that the District had four active breweries prior to prohibition (one where the Kennedy Center currently stands), the current state of beer affairs in our fair city could be seen as a glass that's half-empty. But with the opening of the city's first new breweries in fifty years coming in 2011, we'd rather look at it as a glass that's half-full -- and likely to keep filling in years to come. more ›

In the closing months of 2011, Occupy D.C. made a lot of noise, but whether they've made an impact is still to be determined. more ›

A look back at a busy year in the D.C. food scene, along with some of the staff's favorite dishes they ate in 2011. more ›

It was a rough year for government support of the arts in 2011. Federal and local governments scaled back their funding, in some cases forcing cultural institutions to make significant programming cuts. more ›

While we've previously focused our year-end efforts on recapping what shows we've seen and what local artists we've loved, the time honored tradition of choosing albums of the year has eluded us. No more. more ›

Phew! It's been quite the year, huh? In this periodic end-of-the-year series, we look at the people and places that made 2011 what it was. In this installment, it's Sulaimon Brown. more ›

Phew! It's been quite the year, huh? In this periodic end-of-the-year series, we look at the people and places that made 2011 what it was. So far, we've hit Mother Earth and the District's unethical government. In this installment, it's Dan Snyder. more ›

A year-end review of the cute animals born at the National Zoo in 2011. more ›

Phew! It's been quite the year, huh? In this periodic end-of-the-year series, we look at the people and places that made 2011 what it was. In this installment, it's SUVs and CSFs. more ›

Phew! It's been quite the year, huh? In this periodic end-of-the-year series, we look at the people and places that made 2011 what it was. In this installment, it's Mother Earth. more ›

With the books finally closed on 2007, we can take an official look at the crime statistics for the year. The Washington Post did so yesterday and found that, as expected, violent crime in the District was up last year as compared to the previous year. more ›

Which stories did DCist readers think merited the most attention this year? more ›

So now you know who we loved locally this year. Here's our list of the live shows that came through town and left a lasting impression in '07. more ›

As the clock rolls down on 2007, we've done as bloggers tend to do and taken a look back. The DCist music staff scratched our chins, tapped our temples, and compiled a list of our favorite local acts of the year. Whether it was because they released a new album, had some great shows, or just finally wore us down with press releases, these are the D.C. musicians that really made us proud to call the District home this year. more ›

When in the closing days of 2006 we looked back on the year in D.C. voting rights, we optimistically hoped that 2007 would finally be the year that saw some movement on enfranchising the District's residents. Movement, yes; resolution, not so much. So as we wind down 2007, we're again left hoping that maybe the coming year will be the one. more ›

Last week, DCist recapped the year that was 2005. We also took some days off, and the tumbleweeds blowing through the site suggested that many of you did, as well. So, just in case you missed it, here is DCist's year-end coverage, in one convenient package. more ›

Most of the District's political news in 2005 revolved around D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams and his plans for the future. Credited with righting the city's financial state, Williams spent the better part of the year dodging the question as to whether or not he would run again -- a move that kept mayoral competitors in maddening suspense and incessantly fueled local rumor mills. In late September -- actually, on the very day a year after... more ›

September 29, 2004 will be remembered as the day that the District got baseball back. December 21, 2004 will be known as the day the D.C. Council narrowly approved the agreement formalizing the return of the Washington Nationals and the city's promise to build them a state-of-the-art, publicly-funded stadium. December 20, 2005 may soon come to be known as the day when Washington lost another baseball team. Of course, that's just a guess. The again,... more ›

Editor's note: This top ten list was compiled by local art blogger and man-about-town Kriston Capps. Let’s be forward about it—top ten lists don’t really make a lot of sense. Especially for a field as diverse as contemporary art. Really, how much better is the sculpture of the giant Cheetoh than the digitally manipulated photograph? A true accounting for the decision-making process behind a hierarchical ranking of art shows would make the BCS computerized college... more ›

We wanted to recap some of our favorite things from the year in local music, but we didn't want to put together a best-of list, because it wouldn't hold all the great stuff we've found throughout the year, and it would, of necessity, exclude things that hadn't yet crossed our path, making it not-quite-a-best-of list. So, we've tried something else, getting a few of our writers to name the local songs they couldn't stop listening... more ›

Step aside, Mr. Blackwell. This year we learned that DCist readers have strong opinions about fashion and you’re not afraid to share them. more ›

There aren't many steadfast rules when it comes to blogging, but there are a few responsibilities: hone your snarkiness, learn to answer to a pseudonym, and take account of each year as it draws to a close. We're fulfilling that final task now, with a look back to the high points of DCist music coverage in 2005. more ›

Today and tomorrow, we'll be taking the opportunity to look back at the year in D.C. and the year in DCist. We'll retrieve for you what we've determined are the best and most interesting DCist pieces in dining, arts, music, and news. This year we've written over two thousand posts (generating over ten thousand comments), and we figured the best way to start the reminiscence was to bring back for you the most read DCist... more ›