Seriously, these fake neighborhood names need to stop.

The new escalators at the Dupont Circle Metro station shut down, but not because they’re damaged. Just a false fire alarm.

In a stunning exposé of the Internet folks who chronicle the ins and outs of the District’s diverse neighborhoods, the Post discovered that—gasp!—not every blog lives an eternal life.

In an exclusive interview, DCist chatted with the blogger behind Titan of Trinidad, the D.C.’s latest sensational neighborhood blog.

The iconic Duke Ellington mural on U Street’s True Reformer Building recently disappeared, but fear not—it’s being restored and will be back.

Prince of Petworth is getting all alarmist today with a rumor that the Best Buy store in Columbia Heights is on the chopping block. Not so fast. The company says it hasn’t finalized a decision about that location.

Photo by mofo Mornin’, Washington. Hope you’re awake, because Montgomery County needs your help. The Washington Post reports that MoCo police have released a comically villainous photograph of the mask used in the October 8 shooting of Ashoka Mody, the International Monetary Fund economist who was shot for no apparent reason after pulling into his garage in Bethesda. Police know that a small, dark car was cruising the area (Millwood Road toward Goldsboro Road)…

We wanted to extend our hearty congratulations to Prince of Petworth, aka Dan Silverman, who announced on his site last night that he has quit his day job in order to devote himself full-time to neighborhood blogging. Dan’s been talking about making this move for a long time, so it’s great to hear that his dream is finally coming true. As a 2+ year veteran of the Guild of Professional Bloggers, I can tell…