NewsChannel Eight in DC is reporting that former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry will announce Wednesday he is returning to politics--and will seek a seat on the D.C. Council:

Barry reportedly called current Ward Eight Councilmember Sandy Allen to tell her of his plans to oppose her for the Democratic Council nomination in September. The former four-term D.C. Mayor who left office in January, 1999 has worked as an investment consultant specializing in municipal bonds in recent years. Barry sought and won the Ward Eight seat after serving time in prison for a cocaine possession charge a 12 years ago. He used that seat to return to the mayor's office for a fourth term in 1995. Barry made a brief attempt to return to city council in 2002, but suspended the effort because of personal problems.

The Washington Post has this report. Links via BrownWatch.