Happy Father’s Day! For those of you who have dads, are dads, or know dads, this one’s for you, from all of us at the Gothamist network. It was a week of bizarre, embarassing headlines at DCist. The trial of the local administrative law judge who sued his cleaners for $54 million over a pair of missing pants left everyone shaking their heads. Then the capital city was nearly brought to its knees, twice, by…

Twenty-four-year-old actor and writer Josh Lefkowitz is sleeping on a couch in Columbia Heights these days, but he’s hardly down on his luck. After leaving D.C. last year in search of performance opportunities in New York, he’s found himself in the back warm embrace of the District, this time in the form of the Capital Fringe Festival, where he is performing his first monologue, Help Wanted: A Personal Search for Meaningful Employment at the Start…

Plain Old Pearson’s, the storied liquor store on Wisconsin Avenue, is closed today because of the death of Samuel Eisenberg, who introduced discount liquor to the nation’s capital after Prohibition. Pearson’s was originally a pharmacy, but Eisenberg started a small liquor department that eventually grew and grew into what we know today. “Doc” passed away over the weekend at age 98. From Pearson’s obituary: Doc loved the excitement he created. Everyone in Washington waited for…

General Tommy Franks, former commander of U.S. Central Command, will be promoting his new book, “American Soldier,” in the District next week. On Monday, he’ll give a talk and booksigning at a National Press Club luncheon at 12:30 p.m. Admission is $16 for NPC members and $35 for nonmenbers, call 202-662-7501 for reservations. On Tuesday, Franks will hold a book signing at 1:00 p.m. at the downtown Barnes & Noble at 555 12th St. NW….