Photo by Reid RosenbergIs the Fenty campaign getting desperate? Last week the Mayor attempted to open primary voting to tens of thousands of voters with no declared party affiliation. The Board of Elections and Ethics denied the request, resulting an a flurry of negative press for the incumbent. In a surprising move, at the end of last week Fenty participated in two unlikely interviews, one with the Washington City Paper and one with Greater Greater…

The City Paper’s Loose Lips picked up a good scoop today: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will be in the District tomorrow to endorse Mayor Adrian Fenty for re-election. According to the Post, Bloomberg will grant his endorsement at Carmine’s, the new Italian eatery in Gallery Place.

Mike DeBonis checked out the Mayor’s second “Go-Go For Fenty” event on Sunday. No word on whether Fenty got down like he did last time; but what did happen was Ron Moten, noted Fenty ally and co-founder of Peaceoholics, did deliver a soaring ten-minute piece of political oratory, in which he talked about why people should vote for the current Mayor. Oh, and he also compared Mayor Fenty to Jesus Christ. Here’s Moten: “If you…

AP Photo/Susan Walsh If we weren’t clear on this earlier in the week, D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee wants it to sink in over the holiday weekend — she’s not going to work with anyone but Mayor Adrian Fenty. In an interview with the Post’s Bill Turque, Rhee says, “I don’t believe that we can, I can, continue in this role and that we can continue this reform agenda with anything less than that,”…

Photo by furcafe I’m loathe to even give this kind of nonsense the time of day, but since it’s been repeated numerous times this week, I suppose it deserves clarification: Mark Segraves reports that D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier didn’t take too kindly to the rumors that she had covered up calls made to the police regarding Mayor Adrian Fenty’s marriage and accusations of domestic disturbances. Speaking with WTOP this morning, Lanier had the…

Would anyone really have an issue with this fall’s mayoral primary being decided by a huge dance-off? I mean, at the very least, we should get a sense of what kind of funky moves the candidates can offer, right? Well, thanks to the wonder of internet video, we’re all in luck. Kind of. Here’s Mayor Adrian Fenty, getting down with his take on the Hee-Haw last Sunday: Quite a shot across the bow there by…

Photo by yonas1. We’re betting that there’s plenty of locals scratching their heads today, and we’re joining them. The Post is reporting that Mayor Adrian Fenty has backed out of a highly anticipated one-on-one debate with challenger Vincent Gray on, of all things, education. The debate, hosted by the Young Education Professionals and expected to draw well over the room’s 275-person capacity, would have allowed Fenty to lay out the case for his re-election…

Dedicated bike lanes, running the course of Pennsylvania Ave NW from the White House to the Capitol Dome, were officially dedicated yesterday afternoon. DC Mayor Adrian Fenty was joined by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood along with two DC city council members and two U.S. congressmen for speeches and an inaugural ride yesterday afternoon. Two way bike lanes have replaced the the avenue’s no-mans-land median. Bikes following lanes and painted arrows, will ride in…

Photo by Kyle Gustafson / www.photokyle.com.It was a happy Friday indeed for District voting rights activists, as President Barack Obama finally offered his public support for the D.C. House Voting Rights Act, urging the House of Representatives to pass the bill, days before it is scheduled to be brought back to the floor. Mayor Adrian Fenty released a statement this morning thanking Obama for his support. Just like the President, the Mayor avoided mentioning anything…

Photo by ianseanlivingston Looks like a former Metro emergency official put his snowboot-clad foot in his mouth, and Metro is none too thrilled about it. At a D.C. Council hearing on Mayor Adrian Fenty’s nominee for the head of D.C.’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, former Metro “snow czar” Peter LaPorte became the latest figure to attack Fenty over his leadership, or lackthereof, in the wake of massive snowstorms. According to the Washington…