While outdoor Eastern Market vendors set up outside – on the first Saturday since the dreadful inferno – DCist writers and friends were just across the way, pretty-ing up Hine Junior High. After a whole month of reminding and re-reminding you, Servathon 2007 finally came! Not only did we paint the gym a brand-spanking-new shade of off-white, but we owned the fundraising. Since our original $2,000 goal proved easy as pie, we dared readers…

UPDATE: You guys are fantastic! We’ve made it way over our goal of $2000, but don’t let that stop you. The money goes to a great cause, so let’s see how high we can raise the bar. More importantly, please note that the Hine project is FULL. You can still join our team to raise donations, but you’ll have to pick another project and just meet us at the after-volunteer party at Buffalo Billards. Luckily…

Guys, guys, guys. We know you hit up DCist to check out this week’s line-up at the Black Cat or the new gossip in the foodie world, but we like to think you love this city more than just for its evening entertainment possibilities and decent grasshopper taco locales. Last week we told you about our team for Servathon 2007, which will be taking part in the volunteer day on May 5. Team DCist will…

FRIDAY: >> It’s Friday the 13th. Scaaary? Nah. We laugh in the face of danger. Or at least, you might if you swing by HR-57 tonight for all the DC Comedy Fest events happening on their stages. We gave you the rundown on the festival yesterday, and we’d especially recommend heading over later on to catch the 11 p.m. Leno-Letterman Audition Highlights, which features some of the fest’s funnier comedians in longer sets than usual….

We know that despite the grumbling, despite the lack of voting rights, despite the indie rock neighborhood battles to the death, even despite the fashion sense or lack thereof, you guys love this town just as much as we do. That’s why this year we’re starting our own team for the Greater Washington Servathon 2007, the massive, annual volunteer event presented by Greater DC Cares and AOL. In addition to volunteering our time on either…