Fines can be issued 24 hours after a storm ends.

Yesterday, we reported that the laws regarding snow shoveling in the District hadn’t been updated since 1922, and wondered why the city would ever sue anyone for a measly 25 bucks, when the cost involved with filing a lawsuit — time, effort, logistics, all of it — would certainly dwarf that sum. But we couldn’t be totally sure about whether the city had ever actually done it. (Sometimes, politics can be a funny business, you…

Photo by Tony DeFilippo Anyone seen one of these recently? No? Me neither. When a neighbor emailed around asking whether anyone knew where the fire hydrant was buried, it occurred to me that I had no idea — only my dog would think to notice that sort of thing. Someone else on our street remembered planting a tree nearby and did the good work of locating and shoveling out the fire hydrant. It seems…

Over 130 DCist readers say they slipped and fell on a patch of ice today. President Obama thinks this is funny. But it’s no laughing matter to Davy DCist. “Illustration” by Martin Austermuhle…

A reader named Cali wrote in: “Any chance you could figure out what our responsibilities are as renters regarding snow removal in the District? I can’t find anything and knowing my landlord he’ll make something up.” We’ll refer any confused renters to our post on this subject from two years ago, which explains D.C. law regarding snow shoveling. It reads, “D.C. law requires residents to remove snow from sidewalks and steps within eight hours…