D.C. Celebrates Emancipation Day with Parade (photos)
• April 17, 2022

April 16, 1862 marked the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia. On that date, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Compensated Emancipation Act effectively granting freedom to 3,100 enslaved […]

National Cherry Blossom Parade Returns (photos)
• April 11, 2022

After a three-year pause, thousands returned once again to Constitution Ave. in Washington D.C. on Saturday April 9 to witness and enjoy the live spectacle of the National Cherry Blossom […]

Japanese Lantern Lighting Ceremony for Cherry Blossom Festival Returns Live to D.C. (photos)
• April 4, 2022

The Japanese Stone Lantern stands nestled among the cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin near the spot of the first Japanese cherry tree planting in 1912. Gifted to the city […]

‘Watergate: Portraiture and Intrigue’ at the National Portrait Gallery (photos)
• March 28, 2022

It was no ordinary crime. Some private campaign documents were photographed and telephones were wiretapped, but the burglary was foiled by an alert security guard. After the five perpetrators were […]

1,100 Body Bags Line National Mall For Action to Curb Gun Violence (photos)
• March 27, 2022

Over 1100 black “body bags” fanned out over a section of grass on the National Mall in Washington D.C. on March 24 in a plea for sanity. Each represented roughly […]

Inside the Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings (photos)
• March 24, 2022

The Senate Judiciary Committee this week began historic U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who would be the first African-American woman on the U.S. Supreme Court. […]

National Cherry Blossom Festival Returns ‘Live’ with Grand Opening Ceremony (photos)
• March 21, 2022

The 2022 National Cherry Blossom Festival kicked off in splendid fashion with its traditional opening ceremony before a full house at the Warner Theatre in Washington D.C. on Sunday, March […]

Gin Dance Company Takes a ‘Look Beyond’ at Atlas Intersections (photos)
• March 12, 2022

The Gin Dance Company of Northern Virginia took the stage at the Intersections Festival at the Atlas Performing Arts Center in Washington, D.C., on March 5 with a program of […]

Downtowner News: Cherry Blossom Festival Returns, Smithsonian Opening Up
• March 7, 2022

Cherry Blossom Peak Bloom Announced with Festival on the Way  Mark your calendars — peak bloom is just 13 days away. Superintendent of the National Mall and Memorial Parks Jeff […]

Ukraine Supporters Protest Russian Aggression at White House (photos)
• February 28, 2022

Blue and yellow striped flags were ubiquitous as supporters of Ukraine gathered in Lafayette Square near the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, Feb. 27, to condemn the Russian […]