Good morning, Washington. It’s almost October, but in many ways it still seems like summer. For one thing, it’ll be ninety degrees today. For another, there’s news of Michael Vick’s worsening legal situation. Yesterday Virginia indicted him and three others on dogfighting charges. Of course, we all knew that was coming sooner or later — less expected was word that a Canadian bank is suing Vick for defaulting on a $2.3 million loan. Potential…

Just when Jim Graham does something to make us mad, he comes back and does something good. As part of a pilot program sponsored by the Ward 1 council member, there is now a crime camera outside the 13th and U entrance of the U Street Metro, which the station managers will monitor. Interestingly, Graham opposed a similar camera in Adams Morgan. While there are legitimate reasons for discomfort with the overall crime camera program,…

Woooeee. As noted in the Morning Roundup, the DCist staff party was a bit of a killer last night. Ask DCist Adam about his recipe for Tom & Jerrys. Or, alternatively, if you want to live, don’t. Here’s some bits and pieces to send you out the door and, if your weekend is anything like ours, into a frenzy of holiday parties. >> Be careful if you’re headed out and around the Shaw Metro stop…

Public schools, booming development, crime, baseball stadiums, double parking — there are plenty of issues that District residents must consider when evaluating the field of candidates for the Corner Office. Right up there for us is the city’s environmental health. Even though our world class transit, green buildings, and community gardens snagged us the #12 spot on SustainLane’s list of Most Sustainable Cities, there is plenty more to do! The D.C. Environmental Network, a coalition…

It’s official — winter is over. Today is the Vernal Equinox, the day that daytime and nighttime are of equal length. But Mother Nature isn’t one to make things easy on us. Our friends at Capital Weather are reporting that tomorrow might be particularly winter-like — the temperature won’t break 40, and we may even get some snow. So, enjoy today’s mild weather as long as you can. Man Killed at Shaw Metro Station:…

New development in the historic Shaw neighborhood has put two restaurateurs’ liquor licenses on uncertain footing and sparked a conflict about the future of the neighborhood. The restaurants are located on Ninth Street between the new Convention Center and Rhode Island Avenue, just blocks from both the Mt. Vernon Square and Shaw Metro stations and steps from where this DCist lives. They also both happen to be located a stone’s throw from Shiloh Baptist Church,…