Tonight. D.C.’s last on-air theater critic bows down from his duties. Arch Campbell, latest victim of NBC News’ restructuring, signs off tonight after 32 with Channel 4. Campbell’s departure is the latest step step in the dismantling of a news team that many locals grew up with. Most will remember him for his chuckle and occasional teleprompter trip-up. The Post’s article reads as a glowing tribute to the jovial man known to tell it like…

You have to give the D.C. theater community props for organizing something to keep us poor souls stuck in the city for Labor Day Weekend occupied. The annual Page-To-Stage festival, held each year at the Kennedy Center, gives sneak peeks at a number of new works currently in development. The best part? No tickets are required, and all the events are free (first come, first served, of course). Here are just a few buzzworthy offerings…

Located in a sort-of no man’s land of office buildings and hotels, the Maine Avenue Fish Market is tucked away in a bizarre little pocket of waterfront activity in Southwest. We were there to grab a few fish steaks before the evening rush hour for a Friday night grillfest. And we were hungry. Newbies to the market, we walked slowly, browsing the wares while vendors coaxed us to stop here or there for a special…

Starting this week, the District’s school-children and their teachers will take an extended break from each other. And just as much as we fondly remember that joyous feeling of not having to face a day of schooling for two full months, we now dread that very prospect. Why? Kids out late on weeknights spell trouble. Beyond the usual trouble that no school and warm weather tends to breed, In Shaw brings us news of something…

Last week may have been a prelude to summer humidity, but this week will offer a bit of a respite. According to Capital Weather, we’re going to be blessed with weather that doesn’t rise far beyond the 70s, though we may have a few showers here and there. Prisoners Escape, Caught Over Weekend: This DCist wasn’t terribly happy with the news that two prisoners accused of murder had escaped from the D.C. jail over the…

Editor’s Note: Last year, law student extraordinaire and DCist intern Judy Coleman explored some important U.S. Supreme Court cases and their impact on the District in a feature known as Stare DCisis. This year we’re happy to have her back as something of a legal correspondent and, hopefully, pro bono lawyer. Over the summer she’ll be reporting on important legal issues and, consequently, making the rest of us look like dunces. This DCist keeps some…

For a region that often runs in terror at the mere sight of snow, Washington and its environs managed the weekend’s snow-dump with a relatively calm and mature demeanor. This DCist was shocked to awake yesterday to cleared roadways and open businesses, though power outages were reported in some areas and local airports struggled to get air traffic in and out. Today should proceed regularly — an unfortunate truth for those of us whose employers…

Classical music listeners in Washington are going to be busy this month, since we are tracking an imposing number of must-see concerts and performances in February. We will pick the best of the best for you every Sunday here at DCist. If you want more information, go to our Classical Week in Washington feature at Ionarts. THE BIG NAMES: >> Without a doubt, the main event this week is the recital by legendary pianist Alfred…

Mayor Returns Smoking Ban Unsigned: An unsigned-by-Mayor-Williams smoking ban now heads to the U.S. Congress, which has 30 days to review the legislation. Read: he didn’t veto it, but he’s allowing it to be enacted sans his signature. Williams stated in a Post article that he fears the ban would go “too far in restricting the freedom for individuals to dine and work where they please.” Actually, we think it’s smoking that does that, not…

In yesterday’s first installment of January Three Stars, you met Hello Tokyo. Today we’re covering local guitarist/singer Mike Holden, and tomorrow we’ll round things out with Ris Paul Ric (aka Chris Richards). Mike Holden We saw Mike Holden play this past Friday at Revolution Records, where he was promoting his EP, Level, alongside Sara Kryscio. His music is equal parts rock and folk. The guitar playing is mostly in the folk sphere, and his vocals…