Two local filmmakers have worked for four years on a documentary about D.C. hot dog vendors, and they need a little help to finish it.

Which stories did DCist readers think merited the most attention this year? Top 10 Most Commented Posts of 2007 10) D.C. Judge Seeks $67 Million for Lost Pants (105 comments) 9) Columbia Heights Listserve vs. Ross (107 comments) 8) Saving the Single Beer (108 comments) 7) This City Doth Protest Too Much (109 comments) 6) Solo Marines Often Refused Entry to Some D.C. Bars (113 comments) 5) Bars Claim Loss of Business Over Smoking…

FRIDAY: >> The fun, free funk and soul dance party, Moneytown at Rock and Roll Hotel, is featuring a special guest DJ named Harry Hotter, which is reason enough in itself to check to it out just to see if he’ll be dressing the part. DJ Nitekrawler will also be there as usual. 9:30 p.m. to close. And don’t forget to check out our full preview of 1990s, who play downstairs with Red Romance and…

FRIDAY: >> Provisions Library’s Cartoon Film Series continues tonight with Ducktators, Dutch director Wolter Braamhorst’s look at the use of cartoons as propaganda during World War II. The film, originally released in 1997, sheds light on how entertainment and war have gone hand-in-hand since at least the 1940s, and features interviews with famed Loony Tunes animator Chuck Jones. 7 p.m., free. >> Be sure to check out the Arts Agenda for details on the gallery…

TUESDAY Tonight: a major opportunity for baseball buffs. Join Lawrence D. Hogan, author of the new National Geographic book Shades of Glory: The Negro Leagues and the Story of African-American Baseball, for a lecture with Hall of Famer Monte Irvin and current Negro League Baseball Players Association President Stanley Glenn. At the Grosvenor Auditorium of the National Geographic Society, 1600 M Street, NW. For tickets and pricing, head here. For literary snooty-pants types, two highfalutin…

MONDAY We’re guessing that our readers probably have at least a passing familiarity with Ana Marie Cox and at least one of her two millennium straddling web-based glories: Suck and Wonkette. Well, Cox is leaving it all behind for content that won’t be found in your RSS feed: her debut novel, Dog Days, is out and she will be dishing and signing tonight at Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW., 7 p.m. TUESDAY You…

The Post’s Reliable Source confirms today the news that Ana Marie Cox will be officially leaving her gig as the voice behind Wonkette to better focus on writing a follow-up to her debut novel, Dog Days, which is due to be released tomorrow. Wonkette will live on, jointly helmed by David Lat, who earned notoriety through his Supreme Court blog Underneath Their Robes, and Alex Pareene, a 20-year-old NYU dropout. Cox’s book, which is published…

With the double benefit of a long weekend and sunny skies, area residents return to work with spirits and energy restored. But that feeling may be fleeting — transportation experts warn that the first Tuesday after Labor Day is often referred to as “Terrible Traffic Tuesday,” or T3 for short. Sandwiched somewhere between Manic Monday and T.G.I.F., T3 is the day that workers hit the roads, students at local universities return to campus, and school…

Fall catalogs are quickly cramming our mailbox and “Back to Cool” commercials are again making schoolchildren cringe, but the frizz-inducing weather reminds us with a humid slap each morning that it’s still summer. Celebrate the sweaty mess that is a D.C. summer at the Midcity Dog Days of August, a sidewalk sale and festival spanning the U and 14th Street NW corridors this Saturday and Sunday. More than 50 businesses are participating in the sixth…

We noted yesterday that Ana Marie Cox’s novel “Dog Days” was pushed to an early 2006 release date. At the time, Cox had not responded to an e-mail from DCist; after having our post forwarded to her, she sent us a clarification: The book was pushed back because I am a much slower writer than anyone thought possible. It turns out that making things up is harder than you’d think. Thanks, Ana Marie, for letting…