Alan Suderman has the juiciest political story of the day with Ward 7 Councilmember Yvette Alexander’s decision to fire her communications director Andre Johnson because, according to Alexander, Johnson lied to her about participating in the Marion Barry reality show, “Mayor For Life.”

With the exception of Angelo, who woulda thought at the beginning of the Top Chef season that this group would be our top six? I certainly didn’t.

Rob Lowe — apparently dipping into qualifications he gained during his stint playing a fictional staffer in a fictional Presidential administration in the late 90s and early aughts — is set to produce a “docu-series” titled Potomac Fever, based on “real aspiring ambitious young politicos who are moving up the ranks of power in the Washington.” Have at it, folks….

Reality TV sure does move quickly. Bravo’s popular reality cooking competition only wrapped local production this past weekend, and now we have an official air date: The first episode of Top Chef’s 7th season will premiere on Wednesday, June 16 at 9 p.m. According to an announcement from the cable network, this season will feature guest appearances from famous-for-D.C. types like Buzz Aldrin, Nancy Pelosi, White House chef Sam Kass, MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough, Rep….

The next season of Top Chef completed its filming in Washington, D.C. on Saturday evening, sources tell DCist. Head Judge Tom Colicchio tweeted Sunday morning that he was on the Acela back to New York, and production crew members were spotted partying on U Street Sunday evening to celebrate the wrap. Reports have placed the cheftestants as having lived in Kalorama, with challenges filmed at venues including the Newseum, the Mellon Auditorium, and Nationals…

Golzar Amirmotazedi The producers of MTV’s The Real World D.C. say a lawsuit filed by a local woman who appeared on the show is “totally without merit.” On Wednesday, we reported on the lawsuit, filed by Golzar Amirmotazedi, 22, against The Real World D.C.. Amirmotazedi claims her appearance on the show constituted an invasion of privacy and has caused her emotional distress. She’s asking for $5 million in damages. Bunim-Murray Productions, the company behind…

Golzar Amirmotazedi, who is suing MTV for her depiction on ‘The Real World D.C.’ Part of the fun of pretty much any installment of MTV’s long-running series The Real World is the interaction between the roommates and the locals of whichever city the producers chose for that season. There’s bound to be drinking, making out, fighting and maybe even sex — all of it caught on camera. Everyone knows this by now. But one…

The Top Chef host tweeted the photo below less than 30 minutes ago, so he might even still be there if you hurry. “Guess where I am,” Colicchio asked his followers. Not exactly a tough one, but we’re glad to see the celebrity chef made his way to U Street while he’s in town filming the next season of his hit Bravo show….

The above image was submitted by DCist reader Megan Griffin. We’ve all heard that the local Top Chef contestants have been doing their shopping at the Silver Spring Whole Foods. During Megan’s recent visit to the store, she noted a sign that said “Magical Elves Productions (Top Chef’s production company) was taping something called ‘The Mission.'” Inside, she spotted a number of lights and TV cameras, and several people in line buying enormous quantities…

We’ve been through 14 episodes of house drama, personal crisis and growth, multiple dinners at Buca di Beppo, one visit to the ER, and enough Wicked Liquid to scar a lifetime of memories. And it all happened within a four-block radius of the now infamous Dupont Circle townhouse, spare the stray trip to one or two other spots in our fair city. I couldn’t be happier it’s over. No, really — I’m spent. It’s…