Two former DCist editors launched new projects today that are certainly worth a visit.

It’s been three amazing years since I became the first full-time editor of DCist, so it’s with a truly bittersweet mix of sadness and excitement that I announce that I will soon be moving on. I’ve accepted a new position at Allbritton Communications’ TBD.com, and will be leaving in mid-June to start work there. In the meantime, I’ll still be here at the helm of DCist, so I’ll save the sappy goodbye stuff until then….

It’s back to school time, and that means we’re once again recruiting new writers to become part of our growing team of city bloggers. As you know, we aren’t able to pay our contributors — so please don’t apply unless you’re ready to do it for the love of exploring D.C., engaging in important debates about the direction of the city, or are just the kind of person who’s happy enough to see your name…

The antiwar group ANSWER Coalition made good on its promise to fight an order from the city to remove its posters from electrical boxes all over D.C. by filing court papers yesterday challenging local laws that regulate the posting of signs in public places. As you’ll recall, ANSWER, a group that stages regular anti-war protests in Washington, received 65 citations on Aug. 13 for gluing signs onto utility boxes around the city, each with a…

You might remember hearing the news, back in March, that the folks marketing The Simpsons Movie would be remaking some 7-11s across the country in the image of Apu Nahasapeemapetilan’s beloved Kwik-E-Mart. As Simpsons devotees, we were pretty excited. Well, the D.C. area is among the lucky metropolises selected — but, to our dismay, the Associated Press (via NBC4) tells us that the lucky 7-11 is in Bladensburg, Md. Of course Bladensburg isn’t all that…

We couldn’t help but notice these odd signs popping up on the windows of businesses all along the U Street Corridor in the last month. “This Business is Being Monitored by the U Street Sheriff’s Department” sounds a bit like a smart-alecky joke. Obviously the District has no sheriff’s department at all, let alone one that only serves U Street. So what exactly are these signs? We could imagine a business version of “Beware of…

While a couple of us on the DCist staff are still trying to wipe our minds of the image of the live circumcision performance art that happened last night at the Warehouse gallery (seriously, can you use soap on your eyeballs?), we will nevertheless try to explain that across the street at artDC … wait, what was happening over there? Oh right, that international art show. When we told you about it last year, some…

While the jury is still out on the number of people who attended for yesterday’s voting rights march, one pleasant addition to the day was a reception for organizers hosted by Sen. Joe Lieberman. About 200 people escaped the elements and made their way to the Dirksen Senate Office Building for drinks, snacks and speeches from Lieberman, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and others. Preceded by a trumpet call from the festively dressed Faith, perennial…

Yesterday several thousand hearty Washingtonians, DCist included, went to the Hill to demand equal voting rights. While the shortened rally was in and of itself a success, good times were also to be had at a post-march reception hosted by Sen. Joe Lieberman at the Dirksen Senate Office Building. There, a few intrepid DCists even got to chat with Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (pictured above with, from left to right, Sommer Mathis, Martin Austermuhle…

The Voting Rights March and Rally in front of the Capitol Reflecting Pool today was by all accounts a big success despite chilly winds and rain. We estimate between 4,000 – 5,000 supporters came out to demand a full vote for D.C. in the House of Representatives. Many more showed up too late for the rally, which was originally scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. but was shortened and started early due to the…