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Can the entire Council win Cillizza’s’ Worst Week in Washington? From the Council who buys two taxpayer-funded Navigators because of the wrong interior color and the folks who want to rename Pennsylvania Avenue, the DC City Council Presents: How Grown Men Can Fight Over Free Lady Gaga Tickets WaPo’s Tim …

It might be time for all of us to ask for a raise. Only in Washington, D.C. does the Chief of Staff for the D.C. Mayor make more than the Chief of Staff for the President of the United States. Let’s look at that again (in Twitter format): DC Mayor …

Unless you enjoy reading this kind of thing, this might be the most helpful thing you read all day. Sometimes nothing but two slices of American on white bread will do, but if your grilled cheese craving is slightly more ambitious, consider these fancy-pants options from around the metro area. …

New York Times’ Ashley Parker: Fake Twitter Accounts Get Real Laughs The person behind the handle @DCJourno, who would not reveal his identity and agreed to be interviewed only via e-mail, said that he started the account in the hope that it might make its targets a bit more self-aware. …

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Holy snowpalooza. Send your best DC show photos to [email protected] and we’ll make them famous. Photo courtesy of Michelle Stewart Photo courtesy of Brian Diffell TITLE: “We think it is broken” Photo courtesy of Jeremy Art TITLE: “Surrounded by Red” Photo courtesy of Andy Miller TITLE: “Thundersnow All Up In …

It’s the end of January, and you know what that means. It’s time to get together with your friends, crack open some beers, and gather around the TV. It’s time to laugh and cry and shout obscenities. That’s right people, it’s the 2011 State of the Union address! ClotureClub.com has …

We doubt there are many restaurant-goers that would oppose this legislation. [the grades are in] A D.C. councilmember wants to make sure that anyone who eats out in the District knows exactly what is being served — especially if that includes a side of salmonella. Councilwoman Mary Cheh has introduced …

Wall Street Street Journal’s Elizabeth Williamson: Last Call at a D.C. Power Lounge One reason is Sambonn “Sam” Lek, head bartender since the Carter administration, who has kept Washington’s boozy secrets on the 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. shift. He can tell Republicans from Democrats by their drink orders (Republicans …

A FamousDC reporter spotted a lone suitcase on the street, and feeling an instant connection to it, took it upon himself to document its journey This is their story. Friday, January 7, 2011 After years of service to a loving family, the suitcase was not left for dead – but …

Spotted on Capitol Hill’s 8th Street

Welcome to the new year. Are you looking for some reading while you nurse that hangover? Get your Caps game face on for the Winter Classic: GQ: Ovechkin With Love His may be the perfect face of the NHL: broad, broken-toothed, misshapen by countless on-ice collisions—an affable Slavic caveman with …