DC: Car-Bus Collision Slows Conn Ave Rush Hour

Washington, DC - An automobile apparently struck the rear of a WMATA bus south of where Connecticut Avenue crosses Albemarle Street in Northwest DC around 4pm. Police, Fire and EMS on the scene were blocking 3 lanes...

DC: Washington Post, “Papers Please”

Washington, DC - DC police locking down Neighborhood Safety Zones is just one example of DC's institutionalized “papers, please” mentality. It is not just the police and not just the government. The executive...

DC: City of Trees, Uprooted

Washington, DC – A little wind and a lot of rain uprooted trees in upper northwest DC today. At least two street trees fell on houses in the Tenleytown area. A Reno Road street tree fell onto the roof of a two...

DC: IWC Hunger Strike Day 19

Washington, DC – Sunday was the 19th day of a hunger strike by the Indian Workers Congress (IWC). Protesters gathered at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi on Massachusetts Avenue to raise public awareness of the plight...

DC: Dragon Boats on the Potomac

Washington, DC – Dragons boats raced on the Potomac River this weekend while battling rain and wind. Hundreds gathered at and near the Thompson Boat Center to watch the 7th annual Washington DC Dragon Boat...

DC: Clinton/LaRouche Camps Nader Obama

Woodley Park, DC - Clinton supporters and LaRouche petitioners converged on the designated “Visibility Area” outside the Marriott Wardman Hotel while inside the Democratic National Committee's Rules and Bylaws...

DC: Rolling Thunder XXI

Washington, DC – Motorcyclists visit the Federal City for the Rolling Thunder procession around the National Mall to continue public awareness of POW-MIA issues.

DC: Free Burma Protest

Washington, DC - Protesters gathered on Pennsylvania Avenue outside the White House chatting  ”Free Burma, Mr. President”.

DC: St. Sophia Greek Festival

Washington, DC - Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral continues its 3 day Annual Greek Festival with plenty of traditional Greek delicacies. Arts and crafts were on display on the second day. Children played games...

DC: Rain Pains

Washington, DC – Weekend rains weakened the ground and uprooted trees in upper northwest DC on Monday. 32nd Street between Appleton and Brandywine Streets was the site of an uprooting tree that went from vertical...

DC: National Cathedral Lights Up

Washington, DC – Hundreds gathered for the first of three nights of light shows to honor the National Cathedral's 100th anniversary. Swiss lighting artist Gerry Hofstetter projected his “Lighting to Unite”...

DC: Hillary Holdouts mar Dem Convention

 Washington, DC – At least 2 Hillary Clinton supporters attempted to disrupt the 1st DC Democratic State Convention in a decade. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton explained to an auditorium of Democrats from...

DC National Cathedral hosts Flower Mart 2008

 Washington, DC – Washington National Cathedral opened their two day 69th annual Flower Mart with 80 degree weather, partly cloudy skies, and an occasional gust of wind. The event seeks to raise money to...

DC Madam Dead: Apparent Suicide

CNN has a breaking news report from the Associated Press that Deborah Jeane Palfrey has committed suicide. Deborah Jeane was staying with her mother in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Palfrey's mother reported Deborah...

DC: Condo Conversion RIP?

  Forest Hills, DC – By an unofficial vote count of 115 to 1 the Brandywine Tenants Association, Inc. membership voted to support the proposal by William C. Smith & Co. of DC to purchase the 10 story...

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