New Hampshire Looks to Smack Down Senators: After the U.S. Senate failed to overcome a filibuster on legislation that would grant the District a voting seat in the House of Representatives, voting rights activists swore they would have their revenge. On the top of their list are Republican senators John McCain (Ariz.), Gordon Smith (Ore.), and Thad Cochran (Miss.), not to mention the lone Democrat to vote against the bill, Max Baucus (Mont.). But one…

Yesterday’s discussion in the comments served as an interesting reminder of how, despite gentrification, the District remains largely divided. How many residents of Upper Northwest have had a drink at Georgena’s Restaurant & Bar (once known as Player’s Lounge)? Similarly, how many Fort Dupont residents frequent Bourbon? Though certainly due in part to geography, the plain fact of the matter is that divisions in D.C. remain, and can be the cause of much strife. Just…