Concert goers wait for the start of a performance by Mary J. Blige at the new Fillmore Silver Spring which had it’s first show last Thursday.    

In a POLITICO column today, Joe Scarborough compares Barack Obama to LeBron James “I’m LeBron, baby. I can play on this level. I got some game.” — Barack Obama on his political skills in 2004 It’s not wise for a politician to compare himself with an athlete nicknamed “The King.” …

A few months ago we would have found this to be weird, but since the earthquake, hurricane, #snOMG, Marion Barry still driving,  and other strange happenings in DC, we find it totally normal. [typical Monday] A five-inch-long baby dinosaur with a short nose, armor and spikes went belly-up and likely …

Oldest Legislative Committee [MedInnovation] Best Dressed Emmys [Capitol Hill Style] Young Guns [Facebook] Get Rich [Mark Cuban]

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Ali Two Fingers [Diary of a Mad DC Cabbie] Open House Round Up [theHillisHome] H Street Festival [juxtaexposed] In Your Pocket [Sarah Palin] Irving Street [SnarkInfested] It was a good run. Be extra nice this week to Jeff Ostermayer, Chris McGowen, Erica Suares, Shea Snider, Erin Reeder, Freddy Barnes, Erica …

Scott’s New Band is back at the Clarendon Grill this Saturday, Sean Spicer went poaching, fall might have fallen on DC, is there a pot of gold at the end of this rainbow?, The good news? Your wife was not kidnapped. The bad news? She was cheating on you, Frates gets a …

Scott’s New Band is back at the Clarendon Grill and it’s happening this Saturday. If you’ve never been to a show, you’re missing out. Saturday, September 17 · 9:30pm – 11:30pm Clarendon Grill, 1101 N. Highland Street, Arlington, VA

We tease because we can. Tourists often stop us on the street asking for information about Washington, and we usually give them straight answers. After all, they are spending their hard earned dollars (or Euros or yen) in our fair city, and we want to be gracious hosts so that …

Turner scrubs out the stench of Weiner [sanitize] H. St. liquor cap [too many drunks] Chicago style pizza arrives in DC [finally] Getting to the beach just got more expensive [tolls] Photo of the Day: Pot of Gold, by Robert Jameson

The Twitter banter about Michaele Salahi’s disappearance has been excellent. Patrick Gavin makes one of the more solid points: @pwgavin The good news? Your wife was not kidnapped. The bad news? She was cheating on you. Tommy McFly also had fun yesterday, asking followers to say where Michaele was not, …

The Washingtonian recently sat down with Frank Warren, founder of PostSecret. It began simply enough seven years ago, when Germantown resident Frank Warren decided to embark on an experiment: He distributed postcards around the Washington area to complete strangers. Warren inscribed the postcards with the following instructions: “You are invited …

After making his way over to National Journal, Chris Frates officially launched Influence Alley this week. So, if you’re looking for that one-stop spot where lobbyists, communicators and corporate leaders meet money, public opinion and legislative action in DC, then Influence Alley has all the goods. Read online and keep up throughout …

$5 dinners with Obama [enter to win] Michaele ran off with Journey guitarist [don’t stop believing] Is Metro stealing? [questions] Top 5 worst Congressional ideas for DC [list]

Nobody can find Michaele Salahi and her husband doesn’t think the cops care. “Real Housewives of D.C.” star Tareq Salahi believes his wife Michaele Salahi was abducted in Virginia yesterday … but he’s afraid the cops aren’t taking the situation seriously … TMZ has learned. TMZ just spoke with Tareq …