Good chilly morning to you, Washington. Our neighbors to the north have officially got themselves a new rock-star Governor, as Martin O’Malley was sworn in yesterday afternoon in Maryland to the sounds of the Saw Doctors, an Irish rock band that flew from Dublin for the event, and later to his own band, O’Malley’s March, at his inaugural ball. Not that we’re jealous or anything, but does anyone know if Mayor Fenty plays an instrument?…

Ah yes, the double-parking churchgoers are once again the news. But this time, it looks like they may have their way. The Washington Times is reporting that a taskforce appointed by D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams to consider solutions to the controversial problem may just end up legalizing the practice. Reads the article: A D.C. task force is considering a plan that would make double parking legal at churches on Sundays. “One of the things they…

Editor’s Note: This is the second of two guest writers we invited to comment on the stadium lease, which is set to be voted on tomorrow. First off was Vincent Morris, the mayor’s spokesman, speaking in favor of the stadium deal, and now we have Council-member David Catania (I-At Large) opining against it. The Stadium is Bad News for the District By David Catania “If you build it, they will come,” infers the voice in…

Editor’s Note: Tomorrow the D.C. City Council will choose whether or not to approve the lease on a new stadium for the Washington Nationals, a historic and decisive vote that will either give the go-ahead to its construction or send city officials and MLB back to the negotiating table. Being that this issue has generated so much debate since last year, we are honored to have two guest writers offering opposing opinions on the stadium…

We logged on our work computer first thing this morning to an email from Mayor Williams’ Director of Communications, Vincent Morris, with the subject line “fyi.” What, we wondered, could he be emailing us about? Gunning for Grass’s job? Thoughts on kickball? Sending us his pics from Unbuckled? Nope. The message was far more boring — or, depending on your point of view, a statement about our esteemed mayor:MAYOR WILL RIDE METRO TODAY, INSPECT SAFETY…