DCist loves it how certain neighborhoods in the District take their communities very seriously. And rightfully so. But we especially love the folks up along Foxhall Road for their fiery drive and determination to preserve their leafy, village-like enclave and everything it stands for. When there’s a problem, the neighborhood pounces. While the newest controversy hasn’t seemed to generate same kind of drama like the “Mongolian Hordes! (from Virginia)” community picnic did from a few…

Teresa Chambers, the whistleblowing former U.S. Parks Police chief is in court once again fighting for her old job back. Chambers, who was suspended last December — and ultimately fired in July by the Interior Department, had complained publicly that her agency was understaffed and underfunded, leaving security of Washington’s memorials and park land in jeopardy. This, of course, didn’t sit too well with her superiors. Her suspension and firing, brought politicians into the fray,…

In some scary news, there are fears of sexual predators at large in Rockville and in Upper Northwest D.C. WTOP reports that four men broke into the home of a Rockville woman and raped her after they demanded drugs. And in Glover Archbold Park, a female jogger was threatened with a knife in the vicinity of the 42nd Street victory garden (pictured at left). The suspect is being described as “a black male, about 6’0,…

As Florida stares down Hurricane Frances, DCist thought it’s appropriate to showcase one odd reminder of the last tropical system to make its way through the Washington area. At the corner of 18th and U sts NW is this sign — the old 18th and U Diner has yet to take down its advertisement for a Hurricane Isabel party from last year. It says: “Bring Her On.” No word on when or if the sign…

After predictions that both T.S. Bonnie and Hurricane Charley would both dump buckets of precip on the city and therefore ruin everyone’s weekend, the remnants of both storms bypassed the area. Some of Charley’s outer bands clipped the city, but for the most part, the weekend was dry and cool. While it is hard to image what damage a full force Charley-like storm could do if it had a direct hit on Washington, there are…