>> The Smashing Pumpkins have announced a surprise show next Tuesday at 9:30 Club. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. through Tickets.com. [GOGs] >> Frances Marquez and Scott Veketch were married on Saturday morning, and left a camera with the only photos of their wedding in the back seat of a taxicab they hailed near Old Executive Office Building. The couple is offering a $500 reward to anyone who comes forward…

For a region that often runs in terror at the mere sight of snow, Washington and its environs managed the weekend’s snow-dump with a relatively calm and mature demeanor. This DCist was shocked to awake yesterday to cleared roadways and open businesses, though power outages were reported in some areas and local airports struggled to get air traffic in and out. Today should proceed regularly — an unfortunate truth for those of us whose employers…

On our way home from work, DCist took a quick stroll across the newly reopened Pennsylvania Avenue pedestrian precinct in front of the White House. While How Now, Brown Pau was underwhelmed with the results, we’re still digesting the revamped streetscaping. From How Now, Brown Pau: I had expected that the whole stretch of Penn Ave from 15th to 17th NW would be paved over with colored granite slabs, turning the street fronting the White…

Veterans Day is tomorrow and the official observance of the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month will bring a whole host of closures and modified schedules. Check out the District’s rundown of Veterans Day events and closures. Veterans Day is rooted in Armistice Day, which remembers when the guns fell silent on the Western Front during the first World War. In a city that has memorials dedicated to Armenian earthquake victims,…

In a further sign that the capital is battening down the hatches, it appears that 15th Street adjacent to the Treasury Department headquarters will face increased security. The Post reports that the sidewalk would be shut down, and truck traffic would be banned. Restrictions would be similar to 17th Street on the other side of the White House complex where the Old Executive Office Building borders the street. But parts of the facade of the…