All we really remember about the past week (and that hazily) was our first Happy Hour of the new year. There was plenty going on around town besides that, however, though we can’t imagine any of it was quite as fun. Local and Federal police types made plenty of news in the District, while we noted a dangerous trend. DCist listened in on area conversations (don’t forget you can add your favorite soundbites by…

From its Potomac River perch, the recently shuttered Potowmack Landing restaurant on Daingerfield Island just north of Old Town Alexandria featured some of the area’s best views of Washington. Unfortunately, the uninspired fare meant that it often made more sense to pack a picnic and enjoy your lunch and the beautiful scenery from a grassy patch outside the place than to actually eat there. On April 10, the food will finally match the views…

There are shocking charges of espionage along the banks of the Potomac. A former State Department official is in a whole host of trouble for making secret trips to Taiwan (something that is sure to irk Beijing because of Foggy Bottom’s official One-China policy), but also passing documents to Taiwanese agents in Washington. The Post’s front page story indicates that the FBI observed Donald Keyser, “one of the nation’s leading experts on China” passing government…