Mayor Adrian Fenty held a press conference this morning to announce a slew of new cabinet-level nominations for his administration. Topping the list was his decision to go with current interim director of DCRA, Linda Argo, as his nominee to run the department. Argo was previously deputy director of DCRA, responsible for the agency’s public service enhancements. It’s a somewhat uncharacteristic move from Fenty, who has tended to focus his hiring efforts on bringing in…

At long last DCist will be able to speak of a “mayoral candidate,” instead of always adding disclaimers that a given person is merely “thinking of running” or still in the “exploratory phase.” No more beating around the proverbial District bush — Adrian Fenty, a councilmember from Ward 4, is running for mayor. Fenty made the announcement, never much of a surprise, this morning, surrounded by friends and family at his childhood home in…