It wasn’t easy picking today’s Photo of the Day. Our local photogs have been working overtime, and the DCist Photo Pool is brimming with eye candy — and that’s just the way we like it. This photo of the the Duplex Diner in Adams Morgan comes to us from Captain Easychord. In addition to having nice contrast, the branches on the left and the point-of-view makes it seem like the photographer was somehow elevated;…

Flickr user drade took this picture of a family welcoming a new life to the world nearly two years ago, but just added it to the DCist Photo Pool today. And we’re glad he did. We love how he captured this quiet moment after all the excitement has died down, with the emotive shadows, and the father lingering ghost-like in the darkness behind mother and child. EXIF….

Voting for the National Zoo’s Name the Baby Anteater contest ended on Aug. 26, but we now finally have an official name for the long-nosed bundle of joy: Aurora. The female name beat out the other choices by a healthy margin of votes (1,600 vs. 1,200 for Isabel and 1,100 for Pilar), and now that zoo officials have finally determined the anteater’s gender, the winner of the boy’s name contest is moot (though we did…

If you’ve never visited our sister site Londonist and checked out their fantastic Photoshop-based feature, Touch Up London, you really should right this minute. Every week, Londonist editors ask their photo editing-skilled readers to take an iconic image of their city and “touch it up” into something funny, freakish, or just plain wonderful. There have been 55 selected Touch Up London images already, but this one, by Londonist reader Andy Fisher, is one of…

My jumpings. Let me show you them. This biggie sized lolcat comes to us from animal lover zenfrisbee, who appears to have spent some quality time at the National Zoo recently. This photo caught our eye for several reasons, the most striking being the string of water drops from this tiger’s tail. We also like the cat’s facial expression and paw position, which makes him look like your everyday house cat, ready to pounce…

We saw this man on Saturday in Georgetown and immediately thought that he looked awesome, like somebody out of P-Funk. We didn’t think about it at the time, but he may be dressed up for the Capital Pride Parade given the rainbow flag and umbrella/hat. And it’s hard to tell from this photo, but Mr. Liberty also had bright blue pants and bright red shoes. We were happy to see Ellie van Houtte’s photo and…

Good morning, Washington. With the holiday behind us and temperatures closing in on 90, it now feels solidly like summer, huh? Well, we’re glad to have the warm weather. What we’re not as glad about is the spike in crime that usually accompanies it. After yesterday’s relentlessly depressing conversation about race, gentrification and crime, we’re kind of wishing for snow simply to stave off the bitter comment threads that a few bored hooligans can spawn….

Good morning, Washington. We hope you had as pleasant a weekend as we had, running around in that gorgeous warm sunlight and forgetting you ever complained about the weather in this city in the first place. Not even the threat of rain later this week, nor the mess of traffic on Saturday night that resulted from what was reportedly the least fun White House Correspondents’ Dinner ever, could ruin our overall improved moods. Seasonal affective…

It’s easy to dismiss yesterday’s Voting Rights March. Skeptics can point to the estimated number of participants (anywhere from 2,000 to 6,000, depending on who you ask) and claim that in a city of almost 600,000, that’s not very good turnout. They can point to the cause — a voting seat in the House of Representatives — and argue that the tough road it faces in the Senate and the veto it will likely receive…

>> As you can see in this photo submitted to the DCist Photo Pool, the building that houses Ruff N’ Ready Furnishings, 1908 14th Street NW, has been condemned by city inspectors. The building was old and certainly not in great shape, though we’ve also heard rumors that the 911 call which prompted police and fire trucks to show up was reportedly made by a man well-known to the building’s residents as a habitual drug…