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Spicer Book Party Lights Up Trump Hotel
• July 27, 2018
Past and present White House aides turned out on July 26 to fete Sean Spicer’s memoir, “The Briefing.” Kellyanne Conway and Sarah Huckabee Sanders were among those huddled together in […]
Downtowner DC July 25, 2018
• July 25, 2018
Air Force Wins All-Star Armed Services Classic A new event ahead of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the All-Star Armed Services Classic, brought many fans out to Nationals Park […]
Downtowner DC July 11, 2018
• July 11, 2018
Thaddeus Stevens School: Renovations Begin Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the start of renovations of the closed Thaddeus Stevens School in the West End. A National Historic Landmark, the 1868 public […]
Downtowner DC June 20, 2018
• June 20, 2018
Franklin School to Become ‘Planet Word’ At the end of 2019, the historic Franklin School — a former public school that has been ahomeless shelter, a teacher’s college, the scene […]
Capitals Redeem Washington, D.C.
• June 8, 2018
June 7 was the end of a 44-year quest by the Caps to win the big one, the Stanley Cup, that large, silvery trinket that had eluded them time after time, each time with more bitter frustration than the time before.
Downtowner DC June 6, 2018
• June 6, 2018
Mayor Is Now Mommy D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced late last month that she had adopted a baby girl. Bowser began her adoption journey at the end of 2017 and […]
NHL Final Brings Traffic, Parking Restrictions
• May 31, 2018
Capital One Arena will be a very popular place on Saturday, June 2, Monday, June 4, and (possibly) Sunday, June 10. The mayor’s office has announced a plan to “maintain a safe and enjoyable experience.”
Honoring Our Veterans at the National Memorial Day Parade (photos)
• May 29, 2018
The National Memorial Day Parade down Constitution Avenue NW, now entering its 14th year, is the nation’s largest single event on the holiday.
Mayor Bowser Adopts Baby Girl
• May 24, 2018
Congratulations poured in for the adoptive mother who runs the city, including tweeted well wishes to Mayor Muriel Bowser and “Baby Bowser” from the District Council.
Weekend Round Up May 24, 2018
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Memorial Day weekend observances include the annual concert on the Capitol’s West Lawn on Sunday and the Arlington National Cemetery wreath-laying, followed by the Memorial Day parade down Constitution Avenue, on Monday.
