Ever since he took office after eight years of Mayor Anthony Williams’ tenure, the question has burned in our minds: Will D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty continue Williams’ tradition by opening the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation’s public swimming pools with a cannonball dive? He’s been asked the question a number of times already, but always with a different answer. First Fenty said maybe his twin sons, Matthew and Andrew, would do the honors. Then…

>> D.C. looks to be trapped in the middle of a presidential endorsement face-off, with Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine already firmly in the Sen. Barack Obama camp (the first governor to endorse the candidate), and Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley declaring his support for Sen. Hillary Clinton. Will D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty step into the fray with an endorsement of his own? >> Police have arrested a 12-year-old boy in connection to the “pins in the…

Are the stars aligning? We’re slow to trust Tom Davis after he toyed with our heart last week, saying first that a vote for D.C. was a sure thing, then warning us that the road was still quite long and fraught with danger. One thing’s for sure, however. Davis is doing his damnedest to build momentum (Tomentum?) for the bipartisan bill, and he’s close to convincing us it’s a real possibility. Yesterday, with District officials…

Will D.C. residents soon breathe easier when it comes to indoor and outdoor air quality? Maybe. A couple of recent items suggest that we won’t be “waiting to exhale” much longer. City council member Jim Graham (Ward 1) has a poll on his blog (we see permalinks and comments, so it’s a blog) asking visitors whether the district should “act to eliminate smoking in indoor workplaces.” As of this morning, with 1,907 votes cast, the…