Yikes. Someone just forwarded us a disturbing e-mail from Commander Diane Groomes of the MPD’s First District. Anyone who walks around the Eastern Market area in the morning hours, or really probably at any hour, will want to know about it. On Friday morning at 0645 hours — a male citizen was walking to Navy Yard when he saw a male dancing in the street — he walked by and then felt a burning sensation…

Andale Takes Last Tequila Shot Penn Quarter Mexican restaurant, Andale, has abruptly shut its doors, according to last Wednesday’s TomChat. After six years, one of the owners just decided that he didn’t want to be in the restaurant business anymore. So, poof. There goes the restaurant and—most importantly—the jobs of all the staff. As Tom notes, head chef Alison Swope is working to place her folks in other positions. Knowing the generosity of Washington’s chefs,…

Time again for the week in crime. We want to emphasize once more that we take crime very seriously, and we will never make light of a situation where someone has been hurt. Thanks, as always, to the Post and the MPD. This Week in Vehicles of Purses: D ST., 1400 block, 3:20 p.m. Feb. 19. A gunman in a vehicle robbed two people in another vehicle of purses. Your Regularly Scheduled Crime Report…

Del Ray Dreamery Forced to Change Name Just when we thought it was safe to go get some frozen custard, corporate evil rears its ugly head yet again. Del Ray institution, the Dreamery, is being forced to change its name by Integrated Brands, Inc., the folks who make Edy’s. “Integrated Brands.” What kind of name is that? Apparently the kind that hates fun. And freedom. Anyway, Dreamery owner Liz Davis is holding a contest…

Tell Us about Your Meals! During a DCist restaurant week dinner last night (yes, we interact in real life as well) we realized that our views and reviews on the food world come from a self-selected group of food watchers both on and offline. But since Restaurant Week offers the opportunity for many more people to check out restaurants they can’t normally afford, we thought it would be a good idea to hear the voices…

Today DCist highlights an exhibit on the history of the American wedding at the Daughters of the American Revolution Building at 1776 D St. NW, located near the Ellipse. The exhibit, which has been open since April, is titled “Something Old, Something New: Inventing the American Wedding,” and features fifteen vintage wedding dresses. The exhibit traces the origins of much of the pomp surrounding the modern American wedding: the white dress, the veil, even the…