WWII Veterans Honored on D-Day in D.C. (photos)
• June 7, 2019

Veterans of World War II were honored in a solemn ceremony to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day at the World War II Memorial in Washington D.C. on Thursday, June […]

Rolling Thunder’s Last Ride in D.C. (photos)
• May 27, 2019

The 32nd Rolling Thunder First Amendment Demonstration Run, a motorcycle rally in support of veterans that became a Memorial Day weekend tradition, took place on Sunday, May 26.

Georgetown to Expel 2 Students Tied to Scandal
• May 16, 2019

The expulsion of the students, in connection with the admissions scandal involving the former tennis coach, comes during graduation week.

America Loses Its Sweetheart, Doris Day
• May 14, 2019

The big band singer and movie star celebrated her 97th birthday only a few months earlier, still in good health, but reportedly succumbed to pneumonia.  

The Current Newspaper to Fold
• May 13, 2019

The move to Chapter 7 means liquidation of assets and the end of the more than 50-year-old company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last year.

Opening Day for Apple Store, History Center at Carnegie Library (photos)
• May 12, 2019

The restoration project, which began in 2016, preserved the Beaux-Arts-style building’s historic facades and restored some of its early 20th-century detailing.

Big Debuts: Spy Museum, Apple Carnegie Library
• May 6, 2019

Opening this weekend: a L’Enfant Plaza home for the Spy Museum and the second Apple store in D.C., in the former Carnegie Library in Mount Vernon Square.

Awesome Con Lives Up to Its Name (photos)
• April 30, 2019

Smithsonian Magazine once again partnered with the event, a mecca for fans of comic books and science fiction and fantasy, in a series of lectures and panels called Future Con.

Georgetown House Tour Entices, Enchants on a Beautiful Saturday
• April 29, 2019

It was a beautiful Saturday on April 27 — sunny, blue skies and in the 70s. The eight houses and gardens on the 88th annual Georgetown House Tour, presented by […]

Walking the Red Carpet at Correspondents’ Dinner (photos)
•

The guest list to this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday, April 27, at the Washington Hilton was certainly paired down from years past. Chief among the missing […]