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The Wharf Lowers Gangplank Phase 1 of the massive Wharf project on D.C.’s Southwest waterfront will have its grand opening Thursday, Oct. 12, with a preview of the new water-taxi […]
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D.C. Queues Up for HQ2 Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that D.C. plans to submit a bid to become home to Amazon’s second headquarters. In a video that played off Amazon’s […]
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Proposal Eyewitness Gets Plaque at Martin’s It was spring of 1953. Marion “Joe” Smoak was nursing a martini at Martin’s Tavern on Wisconsin Avenue in Georgetown and history hit him […]
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Capital One Arena Replaces Verizon Center The Verizon Center, a sports and entertainment arena originally known as the MCI Center, became the Capital One Arena on Aug. 9. Monumental Sports […]
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Swift Lesson for Trump Here’s hoping President Donald Trump was doing some reading and not just posting on Twitter the past few weeks. On Aug. 14, singer-songwriter Taylor Swift won […]
Anti-Poaching ‘March for Elephants’ in D.C. (photos)
The fifth annual rally was held Saturday, Aug. 12, “World Elephant Day.”
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Apple Store Gets Lease at Carnegie Library Apple is planning to open a store in D.C.’s landmark Carnegie Library at Mount Vernon Square. Events DC, which oversees the former library […]
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Having a ‘Back to the Future’ Moment? Have you noticed lots of vintage cars around town? Steven Spielberg’s Pentagon Papers movie is back in D.C. filming, except this time none […]
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Weekend Bus Bypass for Red Line Tunnel Crews will be attempting to repair a leaking Metrorail tunnel for a few more weekends. The work has forced a weekend shutdown of […]
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Mika Drags in Melania After attacking MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski on Twitter, saying she was “bleeding badly from a facelift,” President Donald Trump is involved in a vicious war of […]