Last week was a busy one when it comes to good comments, with thoughtful and funny ones about the Navy Yard Metro, Columbia Heights Day’s existence, avatars, and more. And speaking of avatars, why not set up your own? Maybe you can be like monkeyrotica, who was the talk of DCist’s commentariat — what’s his going to be? Something profane? Something phallic? Mr. Monkey’s response was this: For an avatar, I was about to go…

>> There’s a new webcam available showing the progress of Monument Realty’s Half Street project, which includes the expansion of the Navy Yard Metro station. [Near Southeast DC Redevelopment] >> Georgetown student pleads not guilty in hate crime investigation. [WJLA/AP] >> Members of the Metro board representing D.C. are pushing for higher parking fees at suburban stations in order to avoid increasing bus fares. [Examiner] >> A bunch of streets will be closed this…

Fans had plenty of great things to say about the Nationals season opener at RFK last week: the hats, the weather, the midday beer-drinking. They also had some gripes. In addition to the unfortunate loss, one key complaint was, naturally, traffic. The Post noted that, “In the stands, Nationals fans complained. About parking-lot traffic, snack booths and long lines for just about everything, including hot dogs and ATMs.” When the Nats move into their new,…

While the new stadium for the Washington Nationals slowly rises from the ground, city officials gathered yesterday to break ground on the renovations slated for the Navy Yard Metro station. The station, which can currently handle 5,000 passengers an hour, will undergo a series of changes to allow for an additional 10,000 passengers an hour to flow through on game days. Everything seems to be coming together for the new stadium, right? Well, not really….

As if we needed more rain and clouds in the forecast, today the District gets…more rain and clouds. There seems to be at least some hope of sunshine for the weekend, at least. Homeless Want Help, not Handouts: Yesterday, a task force comprised of government and private agencies had the first of many hearings to come about helping the city’s homeless, with a particular focus on finding them shelter for fast-approaching winter. As NBC4 reports,…

It may soon be known as the stadium that could have been. Last week the architects from HOK Sport — the firm charged with designing a new stadium for the Washington Nationals — presented their vision to a select group of city officials and journalists, the first step in what has been a year-long process between agreeing to build the stadium and its ground-breaking and construction. The Post described the stadium-to-be as such:The stadium, which…

A jubilent Mayor Anthony Williams announced today at the City Museum that the Montreal Expos would indeed move to Washington D.C. next year. The Post has the story, as well as the Associated Press and Reuters.(Meanwhile, bitter Virginians are blaming their governor.) According to the plan announced, the Expos first home game would be on April 15, 2005 in RFK Stadium, where the as-of-now-unnamed team would play for three seasons while a $400 million stadium…