The first baby born in the D.C. metro area in 2008 was Stella Jones. WJLA reported that little Stella was born at George Washington Hospital at 12:02 a.m. on New Year’s Day. Melanie Smith Jones and Justin Philip Jones are the proud parents of the baby girl, who weighed in at a healthy 8 pounds and 10 ounces. The Joneses live in the Columbia Heights neighborhood. So congratulations to the Joneses! Of course, it’s a…

Those of you who watched the Joint Hearing of the House Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committee know that the hearing itself was disrupted several times, both by technical issues and by protesters in the room. You may not have been aware that there was a ruckus in the hallway outside the hearing as well. This video shows U.S. Capitol Police speaking with Hip Hop Caucus President Reverend Lennox Yearwood, Jr. on Monday after…

A dark horse Chilean sauvignon blanc won the most votes at the 11th annual International Wines for Oysters Competition at the Old Ebbitt Grill Monday night, but what many will remember most is that they witnessed one man save another man’s life. The victim, Ronald Kessler of Potomac, a best-selling nonfiction author and chief Washington correspondent for the right-of-center NewsMax.com, fell to the floor from his barstool with no apparent warning while chatting with the…

Today will be mostly cloudy with some isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon, with highs in the 70s. A DCist reader uploaded an image of this pig, and even did a little sleuthing to uncover its purpose. Have you seen a pig? Injured Traffic Officer Dies: Popular traffic office Joseph Pozell, who was recognized at a vigil Sunday, has died at George Washington Hospital, the Post reports. D.C. Government Wants to Know: D.C. Mayor Anthony A….