Even if the Employment Non-Discrimination Act will move forward without the transgender segment of the LGBT community, the District’s transgender residents did score a victory yesterday. D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier issued a department general order on how transgender citizens should be treated by MPD officers when placed under arrest. In June, the DC Trans Coalition organized a forum to discuss changes needed from D.C.’s police, fire and emergency medical services with regards to the…

D.C. United is on the verge of being sold to an investment group with local ties. Okay, so we’ve heard this before. In July, 2005, the team was sold to an investment group led by local real estate investor Willi Lauterbach for $26 million. In what has become somewhat of a mystery, the deal fell through as in-fighting sprouted up amongst the investment group. With current ownership group AEG still looking to sell the team,…

You may recall a little fun we had back in March with a campaign to name the song “Come to Washington” by Lincoln Ross the city’s unofficial anthem. To jog your memory a bit, we here repeat the song’s first verse: Washington, D.C. A really great place to be, So if you’re into having fun, Come to Washington. Awesome. After telling you all about this, we solicited nominations for other potential anthems and then voted…

The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is one of the great treasures of Washington’s arts scene, a federal museum with the guts to undertake strange and current exhibitions, along with adventurous musical programs to accompany them. So it should be no surprise that DCist was at the Hirshhorn yesterday to hear what was sure to be an excellent and interesting concert by the Norwegian pianist Håkon Austbø. With a name spelled like that, how could…

Lemonface is a local pop-ska band that’s been making waves throughout the D.C. metropolitan area not only for their catchy tunes and harmonies, but for the fact that they’re all just 14 years old. Coming down off a show this past Monday at Fort Reno, the three members, Dana, Richard and Brendan took time to answer some DCist questions. VITALS: Full Name: Dana Wilentz (bass/vocals) Age: 14 Hometown: Montgomery Village, Md. Full Name: Richard Wynne…

The District is declaring victory in its multi-year initiative to reduce speeding and agressive driving. When the Photo Radar Speeding Reduction Program started in July 2001, of the nearly 50,000 vehicles clocked, there were about 15,000 violations. In July 2004, of the nearly 1.4 million vehicles monitored, there were 61,000 violations. If you do the math, and the District has, as of last month, only 4.4 percent of vehicles monitored were driving agressively. In July…