Well you can’t say that we, along with every other local prognosticator, didn’t warn you of the coming winter storm. Now feel free to look outside and share a mutual groan that the foretold snow event has so far materialized into something more like steady flurries or maybe just an unpleasant dampness which TV weathermen, in an effort to keep viewers interested, assure us could turn into a freezing deathtrap at any time! None…

Top ‘o the morning to ya! It’s Tuesday and for many taking Thursday and Friday off, it’s already mid-week. Woo Hoo! Here’s your early hump-day roundup. Roads Are All the Rage: AAA says this Thanksgiving weekend will see nearly 39 million people hit the road. That’s an increase of 2.7 percent giving this year the title of Worst. Traffic. Ever. VDOT predicts Wednesday afternoon and evening will be the peak travel times and suggest arriving…

We’ve all heard the news — the negotiations between MLB and the District over the new stadium aren’t going particularly well. The City Council is increasingly annoyed with a stadium that is fast exceeding expected costs, while MLB continues being its own worst enemy by refusing to consider even the most basic financial concessions to the city. In a private meeting with the council yesterday, MLB chief negotiator Jerry Reinsdorf both surprised and angered the…

Tonight the D.C. City Council will debate a topic they have batted around for the better part of two years –- the possibility of imposing a smoking ban or some similar legislative measure upon the restaurants and bars of the District. While many issues faced by the City Council attract attention and provoke debate, few others may have as immediate and obvious an impact on the city’s growing youthful populace as a ban on smoking….

There’s news in the baseball stadium world. First off, it appears that the Expos’ team name will most likely change to the Nationals, says the Post, which also alerts us to the shocking news that the chair of the D.C. City Council has unveiled a new stadium proposal, which the mayor says threatens the whole plan to bring baseball to D.C. Linda Cropp, without any prior warning, has come out and said that it may…

The City Council doesn’t want him back. His own pastor has endorsed his opponent. There are questions about his health. Other inquire about past financial dealings. But yet former Mayor Marion Barry continues on in his quest to recapture his old Ward 8 council seat. Despite missing a widely publicized protest at the Sudanese Embassy, Barry has been busy. The Post dives right in and explores all things Barry. Barry draws a lot of…