D.C. residents and government officials are at odds on how to respond to the increased violence homeless residents say they’re facing.

An 18-wheeler traveling down Massachusetts Avenue NW this morning found itself in a bit of a tight squeeze when its driver attempted the underpass at Thomas Circle.

Authorities say that a person was found dead after falling from a building two blocks east of Thomas Circle this morning. D.C. Fire and EMS crews responded to the scene at 1200 M Street NW around 8 a.m. today and found a person — who they are labeling as “possibly a window washer” — who had suffered traumatic injuries consistent with those which would occur from a “fall or jump from a ten story building.”…

Yet another traffic headache to add to a long list of them over the last 12 hours: streets around Thomas Circle have been closed to traffic due to a suspicious package located at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and 14th Street NW. Both north-south and east-west traffic is affected, including the Woodley Park-McPherson Square Circulator route, which is detouring to 13th Street. DCist senior editor Kyle Gustafson tells us that the office building he is…

Police closed off the entirety of Thomas Circle this morning, with no vehicle nor foot traffic allowed through the circle, due to a suspicious package investigation. The Massachusetts Ave. tunnel was also closed. MPD public information officer Kenny Bryson said the package was discovered at about 10:30 a.m. at the intersection of 13th and Mass. Ave. NW, but police decided to go ahead and close the entire circle as a precaution. This is the…

If your route home takes you through Thomas Circle, you’re being advised to find an alternate route this evening thanks to some downed electrical wires. The wires are blocking eastbound traffic on Massachusetts Avenue NW at the entrance to the tunnel under Thomas Circle, according to DDOT. All eastbound traffic must detour around the circle in order to continue on Massachusetts. Emergency crews are already on scene and PEPCO is on its way….

We got a couple reports of a huge crowd of people gathered around Thomas Circle this morning, but by the time we got down there, no such crowd could be seen. A helpful security guard at 1120 Vermont Ave. NW filled us in that there was a fire drill in the large office building shortly after the work day began, so that probably explains the gathering. No big deal, in other words….

Susan Holt and Susan Watterson are hoping that you and your officemates might enjoy throwing down Iron Chef-style at their new Thomas Circle cooking school. They will be opening CulinAerie this fall and that will offer “recreational” (not accredited or professional) cooking classes and special events. CulinAerie’s demonstration and participation-style classes will cover a broad range of topics, from basic cooking techniques to French pastries, wine tastings, kitchen design, and even food writing. But their…

Third District Police Commander Larry McCoy sent out the following announcement of arrests related to a prostitution ring working out of the Washington Plaza Hotel in Thomas Circle. The Prostitution Enforcement Unit (PEU), under the direction of Insp. Brian Bray, conducted a hotel operation at the Washington Plaza Hotel targeting adult and juvenile prostitutes and johns. The operation took place at # 10 Thomas Cir. NW. As a result of the operation 11 individuals were…

>> Despite well-publicized problems at D.C. Schools, reading and math scores at 8th and 4th grade levels are both up in the District. [WaPo] >> Tonight is the second public meeting for the Fourteenth Street Transportation and Streetscape. 7-9 p.m. at the National City Christian Church at 5 Thomas Circle NW. [Logan Circle News] >> Westbound traffic on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge is closed while an ambulance takes an injured worker to the hospital. [AP…