Plan your naps accordingly, set your alarms, and stock up on your Red Bull, folks. The DCist, Blisspop and Brightest Young Things super duper 9:30 Club extravaganza is finally upon us! At the ripe old age of 3, we’re wondering if we can still muster the energy for a show that starts at 11 p.m., but with the talents of DJ Will Eastman, Georgie James, The Dance Party and Soft Complex luring us towards 815…

How about something a little different today? Flickr user rockcreek has been posting these images from around Washington, D.C., taken mostly between 1900-1910, including this one of some boys drinking from an old water pump in 1903. The whole set is fascinating, like a “new” house on V Street NW for sale for $4000, an 1884 map of Dupont Circle, or even a chain gang working in Potter’s Field. And speaking of getting together…

Some seriously grim news from MPD to help put an end to your holly jolly holiday spirit. NBC4 is reporting that there were a total of five shootings in the District last night, at least three of which resulted in fatalities. None of the shootings were related, and took place in various corners of the District — including Park Rd. NW, Crittenden St., V Street NW, Butler St. SE, and Birney Pl. SE. Coming at…

Perhaps someone is listening to DCist commenters. Local food and other stuff delivery service DCSnacks.com has expanded its delivery area, which now covers most of downtown and Dupont but will soon go as far east as 3rd Street NW and as far north as Kalorama Road and V Street. Looking at their delivery map, available on their FAQ, we notice that they stop just short of a steep hill along 13th Street that climbs from…

Written by DCist contributor Rob Birgfeld While stories are often traded about “that guy” who made millions because he was ahead of the real estate curve, few match that of a Brazilian family interested in little more that auto repair. Just one year after riots decimated much of downtown Washington in 1968, Pedro Petrovich opened an auto repair shop on 13th Street, one block north of Logan Circle. Soon after, he moved Petrovich Auto Body…

We know, we know, we’ll get it out of the way first — we cover Borf too much, Borf sucks, he’s a tagger without talent, we’re “crackers” for even writing about him, etc, etc, etc. Believe us, we’ve heard it all. Over and over. And over. But since we seem to have become the clearinghouse for all things Borf, we felt a responsibility to post this email from a loyal reader who tipped us off…

Traveling on 14th Street NW between Columbia Heights and U Street, there is definite transition of streetscapes as you go down the hill. The transitionary zone, between Clifton and V streets, isn’t necessarily marked with distinguished architecture or landmarks, just filler. In a move that is sure to spark continued interest in the area surrounding the 14th Street hill, PN Hoffman is planning “an urban oasis of condominiums with the neighborhood vibe built right in”…

DCist tends to steer clear of national politics — presidential and congressional. We’d rather focus on all things local. But there are of course political bloggers, like V Street-based Matt Yglesias (at right). And there are a lot of them, with many based in the nation’s capital. In an article on ClickZ, we learn of a study conducted by Pew Internet & American Life Project and BuzzMetrics, “compared political blog activity, influence and buzz-generation to…

The Washington Post is reporting that a mail facility at the Pentagon has tested positive for anthrax: The disclosure meant that three separate mail facilities are now being evaluated for possible biological contamination — the Pentagon facility where a sample tested positive, the V Street center, and a Department of Defense mailroom on Leesburg Pike in Fairfax County where hundreds of people underwent a lockdown yesterday after a sensor was triggered. The Post is clear…

Good morning, Washington. — Over the weekend, car owners in Anacostia got free anti-theft devices for their vehicles from the Metropolitan Police, the AP, via WTOP reports. In the District, one-in-three cars stolen are from east of the Anacostia River. Police are training church members to patrol streets to prevent cars being stolen during Sunday services. — Rep. Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat who represents a good chunk of Montgomery County in Congress, was taken…