What’s up, D.C.? Remember those halcyon days of 70 degrees a few weeks ago? Yeah, now hit yourself over the head* to induce amnesia and get ready for another chilly day. Tonight we could even see a few more flurries. (*Note: the DCist legal department does not advise this treatment for extreme cases of it’s-actually-winter-itis) State of Emergency: Yesterday, the District’s Board of Education passed the “Emergency Student Achievement Act of 2007” in an attempt…

What’s more fun than scraping snow off of a windshield or sidewalk? Scraping snow covered by a layer of ice! Now we remember the exciting potpourri of precipitation that makes a mid-Atlantic winter what it is. We hope your morning commute wasn’t too much of a hassle. We also hope that many of you used the weekend to submit some more fantastic photos for DCist Exposed! With the deadline now passed, we can hardly wait…

Accusations of mismanagement and incompetence at Metro are nothing new. The Post ran a special series detailing Metro’s internal challenges last summer, and most recently, more than a few Virginia delegates used Metro’s alleged management lapses to justify their votes against funding the system. At this point, Metro must take it as given that any proposed changes in service or rates will be followed by a calls for reform of internal mismanagement at the transit…

Written by DCist contributor Salima Appiah-Kubi. Remember when we thought the Source Theatre was doomed? After public outcry from the theater community, costumed protests and several tense ANC meetings, last Tuesday it was revealed that the Source has been saved. Pursuant to an agreement between the Theatre, the Cultural Development Corporation (CuDC) and the Bedrock Management Company, the Source has been wholly entrusted to the CuDC, which will run it as a performance space for…

If all goes as planned, two years from now, 150 condominiums, six townhouses, and a handful of new shops will flank the entrance to the Georgia Avenue Metro Station. The $60 million project known as Park Place broke ground on Monday, and is being led by Bethesda-based Donatelli Development Inc., one of the nation’s leading investors in transit-oriented development. So far Donatelli has worked closely on development plans with Petworth residents, promising 20 percent low-income…

Washington is 19 months from the next mayoral election. That’s almost 600 days until the city’s residents choose a new leader. While electoral stirrings have already begun — several individuals have established exploratory committees, including councilmembers Adrian Fenty (D-Ward 4) and Vincent Orange (D-Ward 5), former D.C. Democratic Party Chairman A. Scott Bolden, and lawyer Michael A. Brown — Williams continues to tease city residents as to his prospects, preferring to remain focused on his…

(Photo from Ambivalent Images, who took this photo of this interesting sign near the Braddock Road metrorail station.) D.C. News Medley: Lots of District news this morning, courtesy the Post: … First up, the District says that it has struck a deal with Howard University to open a hospital on 19th Street in Southeast, a quadrant of the city that is currently underserved in terms of quick access to medical care. But please note…

(Photo of 19th Street at Dupont Circle by Mike Grass) What’s the Navy’s East Potomac Secret? In a city full of open secrets, one mystery seems to be baffling those have been visiting East Potomac Park. According to the Post, the Navy has been constructing something behind some fences. But what it is exactly is all up to speculation. The Post throws out these suggestions: a sensor station guarding the 14th Street bridges; an…

It hasn’t been a good week for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. As if constant underfunding, flooding and considerable subway delays weren’t enough, the transit agency’s overseeers aren’t reacting well to the national publicity it has received for the arrest of an EPA scientist for eating a candy bar while entering the Metro Center subway station downtown. The Post reports that some Metro board members want a review of its detention policies for…