Local NPR station WETA-FM recently completely reversed course a second time, switching back to a classical format after two unsatisfactory years as a news station. With the “New Classical” WETA came all kinds of questions about programming, complicated by the fact that WETA was also absorbing the area’s last commercial classical station, WGMS. Would WETA return to its former identity before the change to news? Would it become a version of the classical lite WGMS?…

> > Totally uninformed theory: Wonderland robbery actually masterminded by the mild-mannered members of Norfolk & Western? Just putting it out there… > > Xmas In Washington play to feature Marion Shepilov Barry playing a heroic angel who sings “Stormy Weather” (WTFx10?!?) and comes to the rescue of Katrina evacuees separated from their children. Gloria Hightower says Barry’s star turn comes from a desire to make the character “realistic”–which can only mean the following…

Can you stand all the excitement that comes along with sifting through so many election results, race by race, this morning Washington? For political junkies like us, and we’re sure, like many of you, last night was an up way past our bedtimes, whiskey-infused, edge of our seats, shouting about the relative quality of cable news commentators’ hair dye jobs kind of time. And it’s not totally over yet. But before we get to the…

And so ends the suspense — Adrian Fenty is the Post’s pick for mayor. Though Fenty has held a comfortable lead in recent weeks, the Post’s endorsement was seen as Linda Cropp’s final chance in what has become a hard-fought campaign. Today’s endorsement is sure to give Fenty the win next Tuesday, with the Post recognizing his “can-do quality” and his “vision of the city that challenges the best in people.” And maybe to add…

In case you hadn’t heard, it’s really hot out today. This photo is from the archives, taken by Flickr user Burnt Pixel back in May of 2005. The EXIF data can be found here….

A day late, a buck short. If it had run when it was supposed to, Transit on Thursday would have brought you big praise for Mr. Customer Service, talk of toll lanes on I-95, some trouble on the Wilson Bridge, and an official insult to D.C.’s drivin’ skillz. Photo by Burnt Pixel…

Good morning, D.C. Seeing as we’re in the midst of the annual summer spike in crime, you might be feeling a little vulnerable right now. Well, good news! It turns out that we can at least stop worrying quite so much about terrorist attacks — according to DHS, anyway. In order to justify the recent cuts to anti-terror funding for the District, the agency has begun explaining that we simply aren’t that likely to be…

If you didn’t know, today is National High-Five Day. And as weird as that may sound, there is something mildly satisfying in giving strangers on the street the surprise high-five. And best of all, there is a local tie-in here — it was a group of students at the University of Virginia that kicked off the celebration five years ago. Security Aides Come to Adams Morgan: Concerned with rising weekend crime, business owners in…

We’re all so accustomed to it that we hardly notice it. It has become part of the daily routine for the hundreds of thousands of area commuters that rely on Metrorail to get to and from work and play. Yes, we’re talking about the computer-generated voice that announces the impending closure of the doors on Metro’s rail-cars. The current voice is lifeless and awkward, and, given that the announcement hasn’t done much to phase riders…

The region’s first snow hit yesterday, and, as expected, the morning news was chock full of weather analyses and human interest reports on snowmen and troubled commutes. We suppose it is big news, and we should expect that local newscasters will wax poetic about the “winter wonderland.” Of course, the novelty of snow on the ground may soon fade, with residents realizing that we still have four months of this weather remaining. And as much…