Education: Some Hopeful News on D.C.’s ‘Reading Crisis’ 
• January 22, 2024

Although D.C. public school students are suffering through a well-documented “reading crisis,” some hopeful signs for progress appear to be emerging on the city’s horizon.  Representing Ward 2 on the […]

Word Up: Annoying Expressions
• January 18, 2024

On this National Thesaurus Day Jan. 18, it is perhaps altogether fitting and proper – as Lincoln would have it – to sound off on irritating phrases and expressions in […]

The Mansion on O Street’s Delightful ‘Through the Looking Glass’ 
• December 4, 2023

The Mansion on O Street is currently running an exhibit, “Through the Looking Glass,” dedicated to the world of English poet and author Lewis Carroll (“Alice in Wonderland,” “Through the […]

D.C. Museum Conveys Communism’s Evils, Human Aspirations for Freedom
• November 30, 2023

It’s a somber recounting of history. One all too familiar in light of current events. Totalitarian regimes, arbitrary imprisonment, subjugation by ruthless megalomaniacs.  Just several of many sins against humanity […]

Titanic Exhibition Docks at National Harbor
• November 16, 2023

By Trish Foxwell Travel back in time and relive the night of April 14, 1912 when the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg and sank into the Atlantic Ocean the following […]

Actor and Activist Ian Somerhalder Searching for ‘Common Ground’
• November 13, 2023

“Common Ground,” the sequel to the documentary “Kiss the Ground,” is currently screening in over 100 markets. It is here in Washington, D.C., for a three-day run at the Miracle […]

Baltimore Museum of Art: ‘Making Her Mark’
• October 19, 2023

“Making Her Mark: A History of Women Artists in Europe, 1400-1800,” at the Baltimore Museum of Art is not only a spectacular walkthrough of artworks from four fervent centuries but […]

Museum of Failure at Georgetown Park: A Success
• September 21, 2023

Looking for a successful museum visit in Georgetown? Don’t fail to visit the pop-up Museum of Failure – a “collection of failed products and services from around the world” – […]

A 50-Year-Old Pre-School in Georgetown That’s Different 
• September 5, 2023

A lot of big folks in Georgetown used to be little folks at the Little Folks School at 3247 Q St. NW. It is 50 years old this year and […]

First Day for New MacArthur High School Is Historic
• August 28, 2023

The club sign-up tables were out on the wide entrance sidewalk, as teachers, school administrators, Principal Harold McCray, Jr. and DC Public Schools Chancellor Lewis Ferebee were on hand to greet […]