>> D.C. looks to be trapped in the middle of a presidential endorsement face-off, with Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine already firmly in the Sen. Barack Obama camp (the first governor to endorse the candidate), and Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley declaring his support for Sen. Hillary Clinton. Will D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty step into the fray with an endorsement of his own? >> Police have arrested a 12-year-old boy in connection to the “pins in the…

By now, all the visiting law students have settled into D.C. — the first-years at government or public interest jobs, the second years at pristine frosted-glass-and-Italian-marble law firms. Although law students may have brought more mind-numbing conversation and generally more anxiety with them into the city, they have also brought their student organizations, which can throw some events of interest to those for whom the LSAT is just a twinkle in the eye. The American…

Good morning Washington, WAMU reports that the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments has declared it a Code Orange air alert day, but we can’t seem to find any information on MWCOG’s website about the air alert besides some general information. It’s going to be hot again with highs around 90. Storm Report: We hope you survived the storm yesterday. (As for us, we got soaked trying to seek cover in a metrorail station, and…

Of course. Bike to Work Day, in which this DCist is participating, had to fall on the one day this week where rain is a foregone conclusion. Hopefully a little precipitation won’t dissuade area cyclists, though. In this rainy DDOT traffic cam shot of Massachusetts Avenue and Whitehaven Street, it doesn’t look that there are many bikers out and about this morning. Did you bike through the rain? Congress Seeks to Overturn D.C. Gun Laws:…

A Republican member of the Maryland House of Delegates has promised to find ways to force a vote on legislation he authored making English Maryland’s official state language, reports the W. Times. Del. Pat McDonough of Baltimore County said yesterday that if his legislation fails to make it out of the House Health and Government Operations Committee — it currently has only nine of 13 votes needed for passage — he will find ways to…

Did DCist readers spend the night fighting the crowds at the Irish pubs in the area, or did they buck the St. Patrick’s trend and head for some of DCist’s alternative choices? Any notable stories to share for the day, which is looking to be partly sunny and in the mid-50s? Alston Murder Suspect Arrested:As we reported last night, a suspect in the murder of Wanda Alston, head of the D.C. Office of Gay, Lesbian,…

While the sun may be shining on Capitol Hill right now (as you can see in this DDOT traffic camera shot from Pennsylvania Avenue and Second Street SE) it won’t be a pretty weekend — so much more reason to head over to the Washington Convention Center tomorrow or Sunday and drop $71 for the Sixth Annual D.C. International Wine & Food Festival. (More details on this and more to come in our weekend picks,…

Good morning, Washington, or, should we say, Happy “Martha is Free!” day? Yes, indeed, the domestic diva walked out of a West Virginia federal prison today, yet walks straight into five months of house arrest. All celebration aside, here’s the real news of the day … Cherry Blossoms, One Month and Counting:The U.S. Park Service finally called it — the cherry blossoms that frame the Tidal Basin will be in full bloom from April 4-9,…

We hope you’re enjoying your Presidents Day weekend, especially if you have Monday off from work. Although this photo taken outside the Adams Morgan McDonalds was posted on photogene’s photoblog on Valentine’s Day, we thought it works for this weekend as well since we witnessed a fight spill from the sidewalk to inside the McDonald’s at 18th Street and Columbia Road and then back outside again. The Metropolitan Police officers breaking up the scuffle sure…

(Photo from Ambivalent Images, who took this photo of this interesting sign near the Braddock Road metrorail station.) D.C. News Medley: Lots of District news this morning, courtesy the Post: … First up, the District says that it has struck a deal with Howard University to open a hospital on 19th Street in Southeast, a quadrant of the city that is currently underserved in terms of quick access to medical care. But please note…