Good morning, D.C. That wasn’t too bad, was it? We got our projected inch of snow (more or less), but for the most part civilization continues. You can find a list of closings and delays here — the most notable is probably the two hour delay announced by District schools. But the snow isn’t the only problem they’re facing: yesterday more than three dozen D.C. schools experienced heat problems, and this morning three are…

Okay Washington, so the news from this weekend isn’t so cheerful. Maybe it was the thousands of war protestors on the Mall, or the hundreds of disgruntled Sufjan fans denied tickets at the Kennedy Center Saturday morning. Or maybe it was that crazy wind last night. In any case, we’re really reaching for the good news this morning. Cause Sugar’s Not Enough: In another entry to the “Why Most of the World Thinks We’re…

MONDAY >> DCist Martin just saw Chris Robinson walking down M Street, so if you weren’t lucky enough to snag Black Crowes tickets for last night or tonight’s sold out shows at the 9:30 Club, you could hang out in Georgetown and hope to catch a glimpse. >> “Old Blind Dogs at the Institute of Musical Traditions” was just bulky enough to grab our attention through the mass of concert listings. Some further digging revealed…

Yesterday, we begged Metro for a better PA system. Today, in the second installment of our newest transit feature, What Metro Wants, we go international: London, to be exact. Stand Right Signage: While in London recently, we observed that the Underground had made an effort to remind riders to stand to the right when using the system’s many escalators. The result was nothing short of absolute escalator efficiency — coupled with the frantic London pace,…