Michael Calderone of Yahoo! snagged the scoop this morning that Moe Tkacik — whose resume includes stints at Jezebel and The Wall Street Journal, among dozens of other outlets — will be making her way to D.C. to take a job as a new contributor at the Washington City Paper. According to Calderone, Tkacik will launch her own blog on the paper’s website and will “write attention-snagging, icon-smashing features on the culture, characters, and economics of D.C.’s media and intellectual classes.” Sounds thorough, no?

“We’re very excited to bring Moe back to D.C., and to turn her sharp eye and unique voice loose on the institutions and icons of the District,” said City Paper managing editor Mike Madden. “We know her features and blog posts alike will be drawing attention, sparking arguments and stirring things up here, which is exactly what City Paper has always tried to do.”

No word yet as to when Tkacik’s first day will be, but she tweeted this morning that she will “hereby launch [a] frantic DC housing search!” (We’re guessing that means she’ll be starting soon.) It’s a huge get for the City Paper; we’re looking forward seeing Tkacik’s snappy prose applied to all the underrated madness simmering around this town.