New Chief of Staff John Kelly reportedly wanted Scaramucci out.

Photo by Ronnie R Five Years On: On Wednesday we gathered to celebrate DCist’s fifth anniversary, which caused me to reflect on how in those five years I’ve written countless posts and gotten into innumerable arguments with some in the commentariat — all over D.C. voting rights. In the last five years — which, in the grand scheme of 200 years of injustice is nothing — the voting rights movement has had hope and…

With the double benefit of a long weekend and sunny skies, area residents return to work with spirits and energy restored. But that feeling may be fleeting — transportation experts warn that the first Tuesday after Labor Day is often referred to as “Terrible Traffic Tuesday,” or T3 for short. Sandwiched somewhere between Manic Monday and T.G.I.F., T3 is the day that workers hit the roads, students at local universities return to campus, and school…

This photo of street art near Shaw was taken by Georgetown freshman Matt Kallman. Today will be mostly sunny with highs around 60. Nationals Opener Tonight: Tonight is the Nationals opening night, and tickets are flying back and forth for the game on Craigslist. (You can also find tickets for tonight’s sold out Moby show at the 9:30 Club) The Examiner, Post, and W. Times all have stories about the Nats. We expect the…

Today will be mostly sunny earlier becoming partly cloudy, with highs around 80. Yes, folks – you read right – 80! The photo to the right was submitted to DCist Photos by Jim Tucker via Flickr. Spring is Here: For the Post’s Fritz Hahn, this can only mean one thing: “Temperatures are climbing into the 70s. The sun sets after 7:30. It’s time to move happy hour outside.” With the city’s plant life coming alive,…

D.C. Council Balks at $2,000 Key: The D.C. Council has introduced a resolution telling mayor Williams to find a cheaper alternative for the ceremonial key he had designed by a Georgetown artist. The new key design costs $2,000 to manufacture, far more than most cities spend on similar keys. Lost and Found on Metro: Post columnist John Kelly explores Metro’s lost and found, where anything missing — from a taxidermied alligator head to a can…