Lance Armstrong’s empire has come crumbling down this week, but local bike stores say it won’t affect their bottom lines.

After a Baltimore woman shopping a Radio Shack near Washington refused to pay the five-cent fee for plastic bags, she asked for a refund and received a receipt calling her an “ugly itch” from “ghettohood.”

Below, we take a brief look at development stories along the Red Line, but first, a brief Ask DCist: Any idea what this 10th Street project is? The question, posed by blogger dl004d, refers to the structure visible in the image at right. The metal work is going up along what would be 10th Street between New York Avenue and H Street, through the old Convention Center property. Actual plans for that site have…

If there is one thing you can rely on the internet for (other than DCist and abundant pornography) it is a near infinite stream of trends and buzzwords. As the internet grows beyond its humble roots as a military communications network and porn depository, it not only expands, but matures, which inevitably leads to a blizzard of hype. So as media and data shed their traditional forms and continue to evolve online, it is important…

A pirate radio station has been created in Washington to encourage people to protest Bush’s inauguration in January, CNN is reporting. The story was picked up by Metafilter, who links to this station announcement on D.C.’s Indymedia site. The station, which is broadcasing audio at 1680 AM, said in an announcement their signal could be “received mostly north of R st to about Harvard Street, from the Dupont Circle area east,” and has taken the…