Happy Almost Holidays, Washington. With both Monday and Tuesday counting as a holiday for the federal government this year, most of D.C. is staring down a nice, long holiday break today. Even if you don't celebrate Christmas, federal holidays are great for a lot of other reasons besides a day off - you don't have to feed parking meters, for instance. But The Examiner reports that that fact isn't stopping people from shoveling coins into......

Tonight, George Michael, by far Washington's best known and most dynamic sports reporter, leaves his post at Channel 4. The move, announced in November, comes amid a swath of cutbacks at NBC which claimed fellow sportscaster Wally Bruckner along with Susan Kidd, Arch Campbell, I.J. Hudson and Clay Anderson. While Michael was offered a generous deal to stay, it would have come at the cost of cutting half his staff. After 27 years at Channel......

Tonight. D.C.'s last on-air theater critic bows down from his duties. Arch Campbell, latest victim of NBC News' restructuring, signs off tonight after 32 with Channel 4. Campbell's departure is the latest step step in the dismantling of a news team that many locals grew up with. Most will remember him for his chuckle and occasional teleprompter trip-up. The Post's article reads as a glowing tribute to the jovial man known to tell it like......

While you were busy reveling in November sweeps cliff-hangers and specials, the shape of local news was being transformed. With familiar faces leaving, editorial staffs shrinking and other assorted wackiness, it's been a busy month for D.C.'s media bigwigs. We're here with the highlights for those who still supplement their fake news with homegrown headlines. The first hint of the month-long mix-up came when Channel 4's sports institution George Michael declined to renew his contract.......

We wanted to love Crisfield Seafood Restaurant. The blue cinder-block walls, the long, '40s-style U-shaped counter, the oyster plate and beer stein collection, the fading glamour shots of Jimmy Buffett, Dennis Hastert, and Arch Campbell. Owned and operated by the Landis family since 1945. It all called out to us like a siren song from the industrial semi-wasteland of this part of Georgia Avenue. Crisfield, which celebrates 60 years as a Silver Spring institution this......