Here are some of your suggestions for what the National Zoo should name its new panda cub. Add your ideas to the mix by commenting below or tweeting using the #namethepanda hashtag.

Storified by postlocal · Mon, Sep 17 2012 07:11:49

Bandit #namethepanda

— Julie Alderman · Mon, Sep 17 2012 06:14:57

Since #butterstick has already been taken, may I suggest #lilhalfsmoke? #cubwatch #namethepanda

— SUNdeVICH · Mon, Sep 17 2012 06:30:29

SAMPSON! "@postlocal: What should the @NationalZoo panda cub be named? Tweet your best suggestions using #namethepanda http://wapo.st/RZqw4L”

— Stephanie Schmitt · Mon, Sep 17 2012 06:16:35

@postlocal give him an awesome name like carl #namethepanda #hellcat

— darius_amos · Mon, Sep 17 2012 06:22:30

Smalls #namethepanda

— John B Macchione III · Mon, Sep 17 2012 06:23:21

RGIII #obviousRT @postlocal What should the @NationalZoo panda cub be named? Tweet your best suggestions using #namethepanda

— charlene · Mon, Sep 17 2012 06:31:47

A security guard shot himself, according to the museum.

Storified by postlocal · Mon, Aug 20 2012 14:20:08

The building has been evacuated. A police investigation is underway. No other injuries have been reported.

— hirshhorn · Mon, Aug 20 2012 13:55:43

Smithsonian spokeswoman: @Hirshhorn Guard shot, killed himself with department-issued revolver http://goo.gl/I4eG3

— The Washington Post · Mon, Aug 20 2012 13:45:30

I was just told it will be "several hours" before I can retrieve my belongings from a locker in the coat check room at @hirshhorn.

— Layla Dhere · Mon, Aug 20 2012 13:27:57

Hirshhorn Museum Temporarily Closed Today, August 20: The Hirshhorn Museum was evacuated and closed to the publi... http://bit.ly/SJSqDj

— SmithsonianRSS · Mon, Aug 20 2012 13:22:12

Hubbub at the Hirshhorn. http://pic.twitter.com/7YjUiLiR · Elizabeth Buie

Okay, something happened at the Hirshhorn. Police tape around the entrance, everyone's been evacuated.

— Layla Dhere · Mon, Aug 20 2012 12:43:25

UPDATE: 7th and Independence, Smithsonian Police are investigating death of security guard by self-inflicted gunshot wound. //5020

— DC Police Department · Mon, Aug 20 2012 13:21:52

MPD reports a shooting on Independence Ave SW near the National Mall and the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn museum.

— Dave Stroup · Mon, Aug 20 2012 12:57:59

The incident occurred in a non-public area and no one else was injured.

— Smithsonian · Mon, Aug 20 2012 13:06:22

Police are investigating death of @hirshhorn security guard by self-inflicted gunshot wound. The museum has been evacuated and closed.

— Smithsonian · Mon, Aug 20 2012 13:05:14

Lots of police activity in front of the Hirshhorn right now. Independence Ave. blocked off. http://twitpic.com/aluklv · Rebecca Mills

DCPD and DCFD rolling about 15 vehicles deep in front of the Hirshhorn, Independence completely closed between 7th and 8th #ruhroh

— Chris Howdeshell · Mon, Aug 20 2012 12:36:56

Riders are sharing what they're seeing during a rough afternoon commute.

Storified by postlocal · Wed, Jun 27 2012 16:14:04

So this is what the Red Line looks like right now http://yfrog.com/0vc5pp · Igor Bobic

Red line delay is 45 mins if you're lucky enough to not get on a train that gets offloaded at Medical Center. #wmata

— Chris Pulaski · Wed, Jun 27 2012 15:35:08

#wmata at medical center. http://pic.twitter.com/sixjYraw · shawncook

Worst day to commute in DC in a long time @postlocal

— Matt Kaplun · Wed, Jun 27 2012 15:59:41

@newsbysamuels @postlocal Got stuck on the red line today. Train operator explained everything, @wmata answered questions. Handled well.

— Paul Lopreiato · Wed, Jun 27 2012 15:52:22

Oh. Now next train is 13. Wait now 20 minutes. #wmata @FixWMATA http://pic.twitter.com/SFJBJnkR · _MsSmartyPants

I ride the red line to catch up on my pleasure reading. #wmata

— Colin McMillan · Wed, Jun 27 2012 15:13:22

Don't go on the #redline this is a pic of Medical Center #wmata http://pic.twitter.com/iMCk9FOZ · Fankoosh

Red line, 1. Leslie, 0. In 10 minutes, 5 trains to Shady Grove and none to Glenmont. #wmata

— LeslieBrettschneider · Wed, Jun 27 2012 15:54:07

@newsbysamuels @postlocal it took 38 minutes to get train.

— Jessica Simpson · Wed, Jun 27 2012 15:37:53

Storified by postlocal · Thu, Jun 14 2012 05:40:47

I-495 in Maryland. If this is really aliens that means I'm off work tomorrow. #Winning http://instagr.am/p/L1wzC0mC_i/ #beltwayufo · Black Victor Newman

That's what happens when ET parks in DC without a parking permit. #BeltwayUFO

— oſsi · Wed, Jun 13 2012 21:26:03

Calm down! It is not a UFO. They look for intelligent life so they'd never be in DC. #BeltwayUFO http://wtop.com/46/2903095/UFO-on-the-Beltway-Not-quite via @WTOP

— J Shore · Wed, Jun 13 2012 21:47:00

Don't worry, that's not an alien spacecraft, just a flying military robot. Totally normal sentence in 2012. I love the future. #beltwayufo

— Ben Jacobs · Wed, Jun 13 2012 21:21:34

Why build a military drone that looks like an "alien" space craft and freak out the locals? #beltwayufo

— Anna Sandara · Wed, Jun 13 2012 23:04:42

UFO Craft towed trough major DC Beltway... they're like "just take it across the beltway & say it a drone" http://pic.twitter.com/udlbuNQJ #beltwayufo · Orlando Torrez

Washington DC area traffic: #UFO gets ticket for going 2,450,000mph over speed limit http://instagr.am/p/L1vIIASrIT/ #beltwayufo · Daniel Hudson

See how Ashkan Naderi's reactions changed as the fallout from the prank became clear.

Storified by postlocal · Wed, Jun 13 2012 06:46:55

Justvwait till tomorrow.... #SeniorPrank

— Paris Morton · Tue, Jun 05 2012 06:30:00

Herndon High School treated me very unfair with this entire process. For that reason, they will be hearing from me very shortly.

— Paris Morton · Wed, Jun 06 2012 11:46:28

Please do me a favor and start this trend and tag me, shoomaker, and mushumba in it. #LetTheBoysWalk2012

— Paris Morton · Wed, Jun 06 2012 11:50:42

It would mean a lot to me if the seniors actually hold a protest in school for the three of us.

— Paris Morton · Wed, Jun 06 2012 11:53:03

My family and I have worked too hard to see June 14th just slip out of their hands and to not see me walk on that stage.

— Paris Morton · Wed, Jun 06 2012 11:56:16

You guys all are amazing. I dont know what I would honestly do without you people. Thank You to everyone who is trying to make a change.

— Paris Morton · Wed, Jun 06 2012 12:05:53

I am trying to change the world but for now Graduation is the first and only step on my mind. This cant be real.

— Paris Morton · Wed, Jun 06 2012 12:09:12

My mom came home in tears today. She said she couldnt stop thinking about watching me graduate before all of this.

— Paris Morton · Wed, Jun 06 2012 13:58:01

When you are in that "childish zone" and just having fun nothing else matters at that point. That is what happend to me today.

— Paris Morton · Wed, Jun 06 2012 15:15:03

Really hope they do let us graduate. I dont even care for myself anymore but for my mom.

— Paris Morton · Wed, Jun 06 2012 15:47:35

I would probably be in jail if our prank was as successful as we wanted it to be.

— Paris Morton · Wed, Jun 06 2012 18:26:45

I just want to make my mommy proud.

— Paris Morton · Wed, Jun 06 2012 18:28:03

I actually miss HHS already. This is not good.

— Paris Morton · Wed, Jun 06 2012 18:32:54

All I wanted to do was walk across that stage on June 14th. Too bad the mail man will give it to me and not the principal.

— Paris Morton · Thu, Jun 07 2012 18:06:34

Getting ready for this meeting with Mr.Bates and my mom. Please pray for me.

— Paris Morton · Thu, Jun 07 2012 12:46:53

Anti- terror teams and patrol officers will operate on a “heightened state of vigilance” all week, in connection with the anniversary of the killing of Osama Bin Laden, according to Metro.

Storified by postlocal · Wed, May 02 2012 07:32:33

At least five Homeland Security police officers at Rosslyn this morning. Happy Tuesday! #wmata

— Justin Karp · Tue, May 01 2012 05:26:21

increased security on @wmata this morning due to the "anniversary" of osama bin laden's death. #DC #DMV #wmata

— cwoodsdc · Wed, May 02 2012 03:00:40

Dear @wmata you do realize that the bin Laden anniversary was yesterday, not today, right?

— Rebecca · Wed, May 02 2012 04:11:34

Um, happy anniversary? But I didn't see any *Any* police per usual on the green line today #wmata http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Anniversary-of-Death-Brings-Increased-Security-149795775.html?ll

— JPS/SJP · Wed, May 02 2012 05:19:15

Did you notice, that when you add a few guys with machine guns, the #WMATA trains run a lot smoother and on time

— Save Metro · Wed, May 02 2012 06:21:59

Amid dwindling hope of a new cub, the National Zoo artificially inseminates Mei Xiang, the female giant panda.

Storified by postlocal · Tue, May 01 2012 05:35:02

We've started the process of anesthetizing Mei Xiang #pandaAI

— National Zoo · Mon, Apr 30 2012 13:38:53

Last night we couldn’t get quality sample from Tian, so we used a frozen sample from 2005, the year Tai Shan was born! #pandaAI

— National Zoo · Mon, Apr 30 2012 13:49:07

Dr. Desheng and Dr. Comizzoli are inserting a thin tube about 12 inches into Mei filled with sperm. #pandaAI http://pic.twitter.com/kRtzob5r · National Zoo

They use .25 mL straws of sperm. That’s a total of 1.5 mL of sperm, or up to 800 million motile sperm in the sample! #pandaAI

— National Zoo · Mon, Apr 30 2012 13:57:37

Sperm frozen in 2005 from Tian Tian, our male giant panda, had good motility (lots of swimming). #pandaAI http://pic.twitter.com/Uq92D83d · National Zoo

One of our repro experts, Dr. Aiken-Palmer holds the next vial of 100,000 million sperm. "It only takes one!" http://pic.twitter.com/t4i0XLv4 · National Zoo

We're keeping Mei elevated for 10 minutes. We used 10 straws of sperm. #pandaAI

— National Zoo · Mon, Apr 30 2012 14:11:43

This is a big moment for us! If what happened in the last few minutes takes, we could have a panda cub here this summer! #pandaAI

— National Zoo · Mon, Apr 30 2012 14:17:46

This is the 8th year we’ve artificially inseminated Mei Xiang. #pandaAI

— National Zoo · Mon, Apr 30 2012 14:19:55

Our vets will do ultrasounds, but because the cub would be so small, we wouldn’t necessarily see it until one week before birth. #pandaAI

— National Zoo · Mon, Apr 30 2012 14:30:56

We’ll know later this summer whether she’s pregnant or if she experiences a pseudo, or fake, pregnancy. #pandaAI

— National Zoo · Mon, Apr 30 2012 14:32:01

And here's our slightly groggy, black-and-white rock star in recovery! #pandaAI http://pic.twitter.com/a1FAPJfh · National Zoo

A selection of some of the best.

Storified by postlocal · Wed, Apr 04 2012 06:47:54

Twitter got a little wild last night. But we DO love twitter! Thank you @Twitter for helping us share our work and vision.

— Marion S. Barry, Jr. · Wed, Apr 04 2012 05:29:08

My mayor for life!!! RT @emokidsloveme: Marion Barry just tweeted the word "swag."

— SueBee · Tue, Apr 03 2012 21:12:49

At my favorite watering hole, Player's. http://pic.twitter.com/GCRE28EN · Marion S. Barry, Jr.

WINNER RT @marionbarryjr: Twitter officially BLOWN UP from SOUTHEAST Washington, DC! We tweet with swag over here. It's called twaggin ...

— Patrick Madden · Tue, Apr 03 2012 20:54:27

I think @marionbarryjr needs to write a book on how to win elections. He's rarely lost an election he's in. How's that possible? Congrats.

— Michelle P. Evans · Tue, Apr 03 2012 20:52:30

@marionbarryjr stop retweeting. We get it, you won.

— JJ Darling · Tue, Apr 03 2012 20:47:55

Storified by postlocal · Sat, Feb 04 2012 04:13:56

Guy in a bucket truck moves toward statue of McPherson. Not clear from here why. #OccupyDC http://pic.twitter.com/JbmCKcqi · Michael Bolden

Small bucket truck backs into the park. #OccupyDC http://pic.twitter.com/22M4XXqA · Michael Bolden

Wood used as parking pad. #OccupyDC http://pic.twitter.com/cq0fr66O · Michael Bolden

Lots of standing around. But these workers are putting down what appear to be sheets of plywood. #OccupyDC http://pic.twitter.com/HoQSUZXo · Michael Bolden

Sunrise imminent. Should provide a better view. #OccupyDC http://pic.twitter.com/TMiWaHKK · Michael Bolden

Another overview. #OccupyDC http://pic.twitter.com/ebBILAow · Michael Bolden

Looks like another vehicle entering the park. #OccupyDC http://pic.twitter.com/0Rlj5LOy · Michael Bolden

Forklift used to move Occupy tree to the edge of park. #OccupyDC http://pic.twitter.com/p4PIuW9w · Michael Bolden

About 20 officers on horseback leave McPherson. More remain. #OccupyDC http://pic.twitter.com/DNYnhtoZ · Michael Bolden

Good bet that the Vermont Avenue entrance to McPherson Square Station won't open on time this a.m. #OccupyDC #wmata http://pic.twitter.com/EoFKss9K · Michael Bolden

Firehose being unrolled on I. #OccupyDC http://pic.twitter.com/ycPh1cvm · Michael Bolden

#OccupyDC http://pic.twitter.com/zFP8SDVh · Michael Bolden

Cops arrayed on Vermont. #OccupyDC http://pic.twitter.com/q96qmcTD · Michael Bolden

Storified by postlocal · Wed, Feb 01 2012 13:39:32

Fall in love during your internship? 1st date on U street? Married in a DC courthouse? I'm looking for great #DClovestories. Hit me up!

— ajchavar · Wed, Feb 01 2012 12:53:33

@ajchavar how romantic... I fell in love on the metro but we never exchanged names. #missedconnections #dclovestories

— AmyHuddleston · Wed, Feb 01 2012 13:30:14

@ajchavar The best #DClovestories happen @NationalZoo http://bit.ly/e0jCjf

— devinmmurphy · Wed, Feb 01 2012 13:08:55

@ajchavar Met my wife playing kickball on the mall, first date at Screen on the Green, proposed at the Washington Monument. #dclovestories

— TheHedricks · Wed, Feb 01 2012 13:17:29

@ajchavar #DClovestories Hubby&I met in Boston,I came 2 visit,he wanted 2 show me DC. It turned out 2B 1st date & kiss 15 yrs ago! More info

— twencam · Wed, Feb 01 2012 13:31:04

@ajchavar #dclovestories met at cobalt, 16th in line when DC issued SS marriage licenses, married at 16th and S, live in NW

— DevinCrock · Wed, Feb 01 2012 13:04:33

@ajchavar 1st date w/my husband was 7.5 years ago @ @BlackCatDC. Spent all night talking in the cafe. Eloped 3 y later. #DClovestories

— SophieBegonia · Wed, Feb 01 2012 13:06:41

@ajchavar proposed to my now husband in Washington DC #DClovestories while Andrew Sisters sang 'by mir bist du schön':-) not live, btw..

— Anneke1976 · Wed, Feb 01 2012 13:04:06

Thank you SO MUCH to everyone sending me your #dclovestories! So many good ones. Sorry if I don't reply directly to you, but keep em coming!

— ajchavar · Wed, Feb 01 2012 13:34:27