The political comedy Alpha House will begin airing later this year.

Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley got a plum speaking slot last night at the Democratic National Convention, taking the stage about 10 p.m. Too bad he wasn’t as compelling as his HBO doppelganger.

President Obama’s re-election campaign is throwing a fundraiser next month featuring cast members of The Wire. That’s sheeeit we can believe in.

Dominic West, who starred as Baltimore Police Det. Jimmy McNulty on The Wire, recently joined Twitter. But he will block you if you come at him with tweets about the HBO series.

After calling into The Kojo Nnamdi Show yesterday to express his disappointment with the U.S. Attorney’s case against former D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown, The Wire creator David Simon expanded his argument on his website.

Today, The Wire David Simon called into The Kojo Nnamdi Show to discuss the charges against former D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown. Amazing.

Ever wondered what The Wire would look like as a dinner-theater musical? Now you can, thanks to the folks at Funny or Die.

Want to see Omar Little, Slim Charles and Baltimore Police Det. William “Bunk” Moreland jamming in one place? Get yourself to New Orleans on May 11 for a battle of the bands between The Wire and Treme.

Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Michael K. Williams, who played Baltimore’s noblest vigilante, Omar Little, on The Wire, will star in an upcoming film about the Wu-Tang Clan rapper Ol’ Dirty Bastard.

Photo by Matt.Dunn Fifth District Citizens’ Advisory Council chairman Robert Vinson Brannum sent a notice out today to the MPD-5D listserv today highlighting homicide statistics that speak for themselves: The current number of homicides in DC stands at 138; at the same point last year, we experienced 184. This is a 25% reduction thus far this year. The 2008 total was 186. In 1991, DC recorded 479 homicides, its worst murder rate in the…