So if you’ve been wondering who we are, we have a staff page that is more or less ready for viewing, but with new DCist contributors coming on board, look for it to change.

If you find yourself on 18th Street this evening, we would love for you to join us for our launch party/happy hour.

DCeiver even says we’re giving out free treats, Oprah-style. While we cannot confirm that everyone will get a free Julia’s Empanada, who ever first answers the following riddle correctly gets a free martini:

If Pennsylvania=4, New Hampshire=650 and Georgia=97, what is Connecticut divided by Wisconsin multiplied by Massachusetts? Test your skills. (We’ll even go for top shelf vodka if you can figure it out.)

While DCist is highly entertained watching CNN’s Anderson Cooper and Rob Marciano being nearly blown away from their Mobile, Ala., hotel, we are thankful that we won’t be dealing with the wrath of Hurricane Ivan for our gathering. In D.C., it’s supposed to be in the high 70s, low 80s by the time festivities begin.