Just a little over a month ago, DCist Jeff updated our very occasional series, What We’re Missing, with a plea for the introduction of municipal bicycles available for rent all over the city, a la the same deal that Paris, France is about to get. Here’s what he said: At first, we cringe at the thought of hundreds of street-clogging lost tourists and a cottage industry of bike thefts. With more examination, though, there’s a…

DCist Jeff Beam contributed to this post. Drew McManus, who writes about the orchestra business at the ArtsJournal blog Adaptistration, has dubbed April Take a Friend to the Orchestra month. For the second year now, Drew has lined up names in the classical music world to write pieces on how ordinary people who love classical music can invite a friend who does not regularly go to hear live music to a concert. This year’s articles…

After a thoroughly dominating March, the Florida Gators cut down the nets for the second straight year. Meanwhile, in the DCist Reader-Staff Bracketfest, reader Seth Rappaport had the honor of cutting down the virtual nets. Seth built a commanding lead with perfect first round brackets in three of the four regions, then dealt his finishing blow by picking a perfect Final Four. Coming in second was our own Hayden Alfano, bracket manager extrordinaire. Thanks Hayden,…

Here at DCist, we’re all bout doing things bigger and better in 2007, so get ready for Unbuckled 5, coming your way next month. We thought we’d break from tradition a bit with this edition and (gasp!) book a band from out of town. Now before everyone goes and gets their knickers in a bunch, just relax. The District will be well represented at the show, but we had a chance to book Brooklyn’s…

Presumptive Mayor-to-be Adrian Fenty is in New York City today, reports the Post, in order to pow wow with Mayor Michael Bloomberg about how he went all authoritarian on New York’s public school system. Many aspects of what Bloomberg has done in an effort to turn things around for the city’s failing schools are intriguing, if not without controversy: What Bloomberg and Klein will describe to Fenty is a massive overhaul in which they rolled…

Been wondering what that enormous sculpture erected on a hill near the Pentagon — the one that looks like “wavy future grass,” or “where Wolverine is buried,” according to friends of ours — is, exactly? Well, you can get your chance to find out this weekend at the dedication services taking place for what is the area’s first Air Force memorial. Dedication services will be taking place all weekend long, starting with a ceremony at…