The former Ward 1 representative died last week at age 71.

The D.C. region offers a lot of services, though it doesn’t produce a lot of stuff.

You can use Yelp to review a restaurant, so why not a government agency? That’s the idea behind Civicly, a website envisioned by a group of D.C. residents.

Anyone who lives or frequents the 14th Street NW corridor between Logan Circle and U Street has surely seen Michael, the man whose belongings have been piled up on the corner of 14th and Corcoran Streets NW for at least a couple of years. Michael isn’t a panhandler — personally, I’ve never heard him ask for anything from anyone passing by, let alone money — but his pile of belongings, which includes furniture, clothing, and other various supplies depending on the season, had prompted questions about blight in a corridor that is still undergoing a major transition.

Photo by mosley.brian As Martin noted in this morning’s roundup, D.C. Council members were bombarded with literally thousands of emails on Thursday after local gym and yoga studio owners organized their customers to speak out against a possible tax on fitness memberships and classes. No member of the D.C. Council has actually proposed such a tax, but the legislative body is grappling with a $550 million budget problem, and interest groups are currently floating…