The Secret Ingredient: Flaxseed Iron Chef is combing through the restaurant ranks here in Washington once again, this timing tapping Agraria’s chef, Ricky Moore, for America’s culinary entertainment. Following in the footsteps of D.C. chefs José Andrés, Morou, and Roberto Donna, Moore will be strutting into the kitchen stadium in the near future in an attempt to assert Washington’s dominance in the field of one-hour off-the-cuff television cooking. The Washingtonian has an exclusive interview with…

Good morning, D.C.! It’s Friday and the weather is beautiful. Shouldn’t you be playing outside? Yeah, us too. Well, if you can’t sneak away from your computer for some physical activity, you can at least sneakily watch others get theirs: WTOP is reporting that George Mason’s afternoon practice is going to be webcast live, beginning at noon. You can tune in courtesy of NCAASports.com and Indianapolis’ WISH-TV. Immigration Protest Draws Students To Ballston: The Post…

As President George W. Bush and other members of the administration did their best yesterday to paint a rosy picture of events unfolding in Iraq, some 200 protestors marched from the Lincoln Memorial to within shouting distance of the Pentagon, where they attempted to deliver a mock coffin to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, reports NBC 4. Fifty-one were arrested for crossing over a barrier onto Pentagon property. They were cited for failing to obey…

Good morning, Washington. Today will be mostly cloudy and chilly – highs in the 60s. Matthew Bradley posted this photo to DCist photos, taken at the Dalai Lama’s talk yesterday at the MCI Center. The W. Times has a short story about the talk where they report the 1-hour talk was on “compassion”. Did you attend? What else did the Tibetan leader speak on? Changes on 14th Street: The Post today explores in depth the…

Photo of a member of the NatPack taken by Matthew Bradley posted in DCist photos Man Gets Life in Col. Brooks Murders: The Baltimore man found guilty in the triple homicide at Brookland’s Colonel Brooks Tavern has been given a life sentence by a jury, the Post reports. Any Old Town Bloggers? The Post reports that the city of Alexandria has now started to offer free WiFi in a zone that centers on King Street…

Did you get caught in the downpours this weekend? Here’s a shot of a bolt of lightning taken from Matthew Bradley’s Flickr photostream via DCist Photos. (We think this was taken from Fourth Street NE, correct us if we’re wrong.) What else happened this weekend? A quick roundup: … Traffic was delayed through Georgetown Saturday afternoon after a traffic officer was hit by a vehicle at the intersection of M Street and Wisconsin Avenue….

Good morning Washington, the good weather is continuing, according to Capital Weather. This photo, by Matthew Bradley posted in DCist Photos via Flickr, shows somebody repairing a security camera at the National Archives. Ding, Dong, the ‘Wicked Witch’ Is Dead! While the recent firing of the District’s taxicab commission chairman, Lee Williams, probably won’t signal any sweeping reforms in the immediate short term, those familiar with the “dysfunctional” agency say the move was necessary….

Today will be mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain, with highs in the lower 60s. Matthew Bradley posted this photo of historian Howard Zinn to DCist photos yesterday. Also, it’s only one more day before DCist celebrates Cinco de Mayo at Chief Ike’s! Same-sex Couples Prohibited from Filing Joint Taxes: D.C.’s Chief Financial Officer Natwar Gandhi ruled yesterday gay couples could not file taxes jointly in D.C., even if they were…