Fun, Almost Back-to-Normal Summer Weekend in Georgetown
• June 13, 2022

Pools open! Parades and parties! Picnics in the park. Pop-ups including a free champagne garden party. Plenty of shopping in Georgetown — with a chance to slip easily over to Virginia to […]

March for Our Lives Returns to D.C. to Demand Action to End Gun Violence (photos)
• June 12, 2022

Demands for Congressional action for tougher gun control measures echoed across the country on June 11 as demonstrators took to the streets in more than 400 cities in nearly every […]

On the Scene: May 14 Rally for Abortion Rights in D.C. (photos)
• May 15, 2022

Thousands demonstrated around the country in support of abortion rights on Saturday, May 14, following a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion indicating that Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark law […]

Covid Memorial: A Gift for America
• September 30, 2021

Photos by Jeff Malet “In America Remember.” begs the sign with numerals that change regularly and continue to awaken, annoy, amaze those who walk amid the increasing amount of tiny […]

Downtowner News: Metro Ridership Up, D.C. Gov’t In!
• July 12, 2021

D.C. Government Employees Back in Office  As of today, D.C. Government employees are back in their offices. They’ll be greeted with lots of welcome back perks including free food, Pilates classes and festive […]

Apollo 11 Rocket Projected on Washington Monument (photos)
• July 23, 2019

It was one of the defining moments in history. Those who were around at the time will never forget where they were at 4:17:40 p.m. EDT on July 20, 1969 […]

NPS Sites, Museums Affected by Shutdown
• December 24, 2018

The partial government shutdown has closed some sites and left others without food kiosks and restrooms. The Smithsonian museums are open as usual.