The sun is out, the tour buses are rolling in, and cross walk signs are being ignored all over the city. It is officially summer in Washington, D.C. DCist is out with their intern guide and Plight of the Pumpernickel rants about tourists. DCist’s Megan Carpentier: How Not to Be …

Irony meets Tragedy [Carrie Prejean ] Rule Number One [protest ]

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Yes, it was lovely, but time for that Christmas tree to go. DCist: Christmas Tree Removal Runs Jan. 2-11

Yesterday we posted about the DC City Council’s reported willingness to let bars stay open until 5am during inauguration week.  We gathered our research from both the Washington Post, DCist roundup and the man who lurks in the shadows, Mike Panetta, who happens to be a D.C. Shadow Representative [how …

Michelle Rhee turns DC fame into national fame. She’s been on quite a media tear with a Washingtonian profile, an Atlantic Monthly profile and now the cover of Time Magazine. DCist‘s Kriston Capps tiptoes around calling DC’s Education Czar Michelle Rhee FamousDC: This cover illustrates a couple of interesting phenomenons: …

Kriston Capps asks the question the DC media has neglected to ask for years: Do press secretaries need press secretaries?

Remember this bear?  The one found wandering on the Texas Coast moments before Hurricane Ike made landfall.  Well, apparently the storm surge kicked his ass, because he was found washed up Columbia Heights. And he’s causing all sorts of problems.

Yep, it’s coming. Yeas and Nays: It’s Official: D.C. Gets Its Own Reality Show DCist: LNS Reality Show to Follow Project Runway on Lifetime Previously: DCist: Reality Show Based on Late Night Shots in the Works

Below is a list of five DC blogs you should check out, if you haven’t already. DCist Think Washington is boring? Well, don’t tell that to Somer Mathis of DCist- one of the area’s favorite blogs. DCist keeps your cultural appetite whetted with the local art and music scene, all …

Locals Plan Georgetown Protest this Weekend Against D.C. Council Member Jack Evans The activists plan on meeting at 6:45 a.m. both days at the corner of 30th and P streets and proceeding to demonstrate from 7 to 9 a.m. If you’re thinking of joining the ruckus but are afraid of …