A Visit to a Splendid Land at the Museum of Asian Art
• January 12, 2023

Sometimes referred to as “the Venice of the East,” Udaipur, the “City of Lakes” in Rajasthan India, has long been a tourist attraction.  British administrator James Tod dubbed the setting, “the […]

National Cherry Blossom Festival In-Person Again; Peak Bloom March 22 to 25
• March 3, 2022

The 2022 National Cherry Blossom Festival announced March 1 — with Mayor Muriel Bowser, National Park Service and other city officials, and festival stakeholders — that it will bring back […]

Downtowner: NPS Fees, D.C. Duped, Other News
• November 8, 2018

In this report: items about National Mall permit fees, a costly scam, a campaign rally, a death from a stray bullet, an Adams Morgan grocery, driverless cars and dockless motor scooters.