The El Galeón Andalucia will be docked at the City Marina in Alexandria from Nov. 9 to Nov. 14 for tours.

They will be closing down the inner-loop.

Consider alternate routes around the Wilson Bridge this evening, as WTOP is reporting a serious motorcycle crash on the Inner Loop of the Beltway near the bridge. An AlertDC email at 2:33 p.m. said that the Woodrow Wilson Bridge is actually closed at this time. The Outer Loop remains open. WTOP says that emergency personnel and officials are asking all motorists to stay off the shoulders, even though all lanes are currently blocked. Photo by…

>> “Florida’s top police agency said Wednesday its investigation into former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley’s lurid Internet communications with teenage boys has been hindered because neither Foley nor the House will let investigators examine his congressional computers.” [AP via TPM] >> “A New Carrollton mother accused of leaving her five young children in filth pleaded guilty in the case on Thursday.” [NBC4] >> “A D.C. Superior Court judge today sentenced a former D.C. police…

Happy Friday, Washington, and welcome to the newly redesigned DCist.com. Yes, our benevolent overlords in New York have been rolling out their new design city-by-city, and today it’s our turn. We’re still getting used to it ourselves, and of course we already know you’ll give us your full and honest opinions in the comments. So go crazy — we’re all halfway there already, and so is the weather forecast today. You might actually need that…

Travel Might Suck Today: A word to the wise — Amtrak and Greyhound might seem like mighty good options in the coming days. As you’ve no doubt heard, British officials report that they have broken up a plot to blow up airplanes flying from London to the U.S., sending both countries into a security frenzy, writes NBC 4. Things are so bad that passengers are now forbidden from carrying any liquids or gels onto…

This past weekend, Beltway traffic began moving entirely on the gleaming new span of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, the completed first half of a project to replace the old river-crossing with 12 shimmering lanes, arcing from Virginia, through a sliver of District, into Maryland. Almost immediately, reports NBC 4, demolition began on the old Wilson bridge. That old bridge was a pain. It was cramped and usually jammed. Planners hadn’t anticipated the crush of traffic…

Thanks to our friends over at FreeRide, we’ve learned that Sue Palka, Fox 5’s weathercaster, has some fans. More than just fans, though, she has a fansite. Why? According to the site, “She’s smart, she’s sassy, and (we bet) she can drink you under the table. Does she get the weather right? Who cares? It’s always sunny when Sue’s around!” Maybe. But we’ve always been big fans of Michael Gargiulo and Shawn Yancy. Williams Demands…

One of our favorite scenes in the movie “Barcelona” is toward the beginning when Ted Boynton takes his Navy officer cousin Fred on a night-time driving tour of Barcelona and says the city’s Avenida Diagonal is like Chicago’s Michigan Avenue. Then when approaching Las Ramblas (at left), changes his mind, saying that it is more like Chicago’s celebrated retail corridor. Fred nods off and then gets riled up over anti-NATO sentiment in Spain. We think…

Good morning, Washington. This photo is from KimTheWolf who posted the shot of a bed of yellow daffodils near the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and 25th Street NW in DCist Photos. Although temperatures will be pleasant approaching 70 degrees, Capital Weather says that for Sunday, temperatures will be “downright chilly” in the low 50s. Kansas Senator Warns D.C. to Watch Its Step: Sen. Sam Brownback, the Kansas Republican who chairs the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on…