Forgive our light content so far this morning, faithful readers, but we were forced to flee DCist Headquarters about 2 hours ago in search of the welcoming embrace of friends with working electricity and Internet access. Not only is much of the Shaw neighborhood currently experiencing intermittent power outages, but one surge may have permanently damaged this editor’s lap top (cue the tiny violins). Only time, or a certified PC technician, will tell. Now happily…

Commenter Terecico had it right, that it’s easy to mistake “this shot for somewhere in Europe.” Fortunately for us, we can experience this little bit of pseudo-Italia at the fish market on Maine Avenue. Head on down there and maybe you can find this lady, like Flickr user andertho did, and buy yourself some summer crabs. The photo’s EXIF data is here….

Located in a sort-of no man’s land of office buildings and hotels, the Maine Avenue Fish Market is tucked away in a bizarre little pocket of waterfront activity in Southwest. We were there to grab a few fish steaks before the evening rush hour for a Friday night grillfest. And we were hungry. Newbies to the market, we walked slowly, browsing the wares while vendors coaxed us to stop here or there for a special…

Now that the proposed baseball stadium in Near Southeast is getting a lot of attention, other projects along the Southeast and Southwest waterfronts are being highlighted. The Post gives an update on the plans of Fannie Mae, the home mortgage giant, to consolidate its downtown and Upper Northwest offices into one large new headquarters building near the Waterfront metrorail station. Fannie Mae plans on moving into new quarters at the Waterside Mall on M Street…