Welcome back, Washington. We hope those of you who celebrate Christmas had a holly and/or jolly one, and that your stock of material possessions has been satisfactorily increased. As you might expect, not too terribly much happened while you’ve been away. Davis Mulls Eighth Term: Sure, it was published yesterday, but we imagine many of you may have missed the Post’s analysis of whether Tom Davis will seek another term as congressman for Northern…

Happy Friday morning, Washington. After the latest concerns over the quality and safety of the D.C. area’s drinking water, did you think twice about drinking out of the tap yesterday? We mentioned it briefly at the end of the day yesterday, but the Post has a full story on how WASA and Washington Aqueduct officials are trying to calm our concerns about our tap water. Officials said high levels of chlorine toxins found in May…

With military recruitment numbers continuing to spiral downward, this week’s quote of the week got us thinking. All the military really needs is better marketing. You can’t really envy their task in trying to get people to sign up for an unpopular war. Maybe they need to play down the grim realities. Play up the softer side of the military. Use things like the volleyball montage from Top Gun to show that doing your duty…

Today activists around the country are planning demonstrations supporting immigrantions. You’ll recall that last year organizers staged a national boycott to highlight immigrants’ contribution to the American economy. In D.C. several demonstrations are slated. The National Immigrant Solidarity Network sponsors a few of the events. WTOP has a fairly exhaustive list: A May Day Asian American rally is planned for noon at Taft Memorial Park, north of the Capitol. A hunger strike and rally at…

We already used one of Flickr user aterkel’s photos from the kite festival this morning, but how could we resist using this quintessential Springtime In D.C. shot for Photo of the Day? EXIF….

Good morning, Washington. Well, it was great while it lasted. But while it’s true that last night’s rains may have added to the treacherous icepack, and although WTTG has made a yeoman’s effort at convincing us that icy death could plummet onto us from above at any moment, we still can’t help but feel like the golden age of this winter’s weather paranoia may be drawing to a close. That’s Barely $2M Per Seat!:…

In D.C.’s own rendition of manifest destiny, our suburbs seem to be expanding with all the vigor of well-watered kudzu. It’s how DCist imagines the old horror standard The Blob, if it were retold by John Cheever: the mucilaginous mass slowly gorges on pastoral countryside, dusty antique shops, and quaint Main Streets, leaving only Bed, Bath, and Beyond in its wake. While taking a look at the political implications of these population shifts, the Post…

Let’s start with the good news this morning: this excessive, unrelenting, soul-sucking heat is expected to come to an end tomorrow, say the guys at Capital Weather. And we say they better not just be leading us on. However, today is yet another day in Scorcher ’06 — and may even be the hottest one yet — with highs once again flirting with triple digits. Heat-related Problems Continue: With near record temperatures, people are…

What is art? In D.C. there seems to be a fine line between destruction of property and what is considered an appropriate form of expression. Last month we talked about Stamp Act Congress’ campaign to stamp their logo onto money to show support for their cause, and questioned the legalities behind the defacement of such currency. In a similar fashion, two graduate students from an art school in San Francisco have recently started-up a website…

In the second installment of our new Music Rountable feature, we ventured to encapsulate the elusive art of a live show. After you see what our panel of D.C. musicians and music professionals have to say, let us know — why do you go to see live music? What do you look for? Or, offer your thoughts on the question as posed to our panel. How important should the performance aspect of a show be?…