Gonna be hard to do Grilled Cheese Day right without a cast iron pan… (Monica Schmelzer) This? This is just a cat that enjoys ruining dinner plans. And what do you enjoy? Talking about yourself, probably! DCist is doing a readership survey for 2013 and we’d love to know more about you, so click on through and let us know!…

Are you as intrigued by the mayoral race as you are curious about congressional leaders’ insane snack budgets? Are you bracing for the food truck showdown? Can you believe what Amazon sometimes mistakenly ships? And do you want to join the team at DCist? We’re hiring an editor with reporting and blogging skills who can cover a range of topics, from hard news to arts and food. Responsibilities will include: Producing a healthy mix…

Our editor Aaron Morrissey will be stepping down at the end of the month, so DCist is looking to hire a new senior editor. This is a paid, full-time position with benefits.

Our editor Aaron Morrissey will be stepping down at the end of the month, so DCist is looking to hire a new senior editor. This is a paid, full-time position with benefits.

Gothamist is looking for another long-form non-fiction feature to publish.

The following post is part of the DCist Fall Guide, sponsored by Lexus.
D.C. has been embracing the cocktail renaissance with gusto and The Columbia Room leads the way. Derek Brown, the mixologist behind the bar, calls the joint “a spa for alcoholics,” and creates a new cocktail each week for the menu.

The following post is part of the DCist Fall Guide, sponsored by Lexus. Take a drive to the mall—the Asian mall, that is. Located in Falls Church, Virginia, just a short drive away from D.C., Eden Center is multiplex of Vietnamese restaurants and stores, brimming with delicious, authentic Vietnamese food. What used to be an average shopping mall began to morph into a Vietnamese community in 1984, and today, includes five different shopping areas and the Eden Center clock tower, an exact replica of a clock tower in downtown Saigon.

The following post is part of the DCist Fall Guide, sponsored by Lexus.Old-school Southern hospitality is the draw at two historic luxury resorts: The Greenbrier in West Virginia and The Homestead in Virginia, both a four to five hour drive away from D.C. A leisurely weekend at one of these grand historic resorts, which date from a time when visitors would spend their days at afternoon tea and golf, before getting dressed for a formal dinner, is a fast-disappearing experience in today’s world of sleek boutique hotels.

The following post is part of the DCist Fall Guide, sponsored by Lexus.Yes, the Newseum has a gallery where you can read the front pages of all sorts of respectable newspapers from the past century or so, but it also has a number of exhibits that should appeal to the more tabloid-addicted reader.

The following post is part of the DCist Fall Guide, sponsored by Lexus. Head over to Charm City, Baltimore, for a visit to a town that’s geographically close to D.C., (just an hour away), but totally different in character. John Waters, Baltimore’s local hero, once wrote, “you’ll never discover a stranger city with such extreme style.” In Baltimore, you’ll find the fabulous, the elegant, and the downright strange.