JULY 2 Tudor Place’s Bicentennial Party

July 1, 2016

In honor of its 200th birthday, and America’s 240th, Tudor Place is throwing a party on the Saturday of …

Weekend Round Up June 9, 2016


Events at the National Museum of American History, the National Gallery of Art, the Hirshhorn Museum and the National Archives. Meanwhile, in Virginia, “The Rape of Lucretia” at Wolf Trap Opera and an adaptation of Richard Thompson’s “Cul de Sac” at Encore Stage.

Friends of Volta Park Keep the Fun Coming


On the occasion of its 20th anniversary, the Friends of Volta Park — a private-public partnership that benefits Volta Park — had an extra reason to celebrate June 10 during […]

DC Water Updates


Since 1985, phosphorus going into the Chesapeake has been reduced by 75 percent, and nitrogen by 57 percent, according to …

Friends of Volta Park Keep the Fun Coming


On the occasion of its 20th anniversary, the Friends of Volta Park — a private-public partnership that benefits Volta Park — had an extra reason to celebrate June 10 during […]

S&R Choses Fillmore School Architects


The Georgetown-based S&R Foundation has selected a team of architects to modernize Georgetown’s historic Fillmore School — formerly a …

Citizens vs. the FAA


The DC Fair Skies Coalition, comprising citizen associations in the Washington area concerned about airplane noise, air pollution and flight safety, is now actively raising funds to hire expert attorneys […]

Council Primaries and Priorities


The NBA Finals may have just wrapped up in Oakland, but here in Washington we had a bout of our …

The Obamas: They’re Just Like Us!


President Obama was just like any other emotional dad on his daughter’s graduation day. He hid his tears behind dark sunglasses during the ceremony, and afterwards, everyone got in the […]

New White House Fence Approved


After multiple recent instances of people climbing the fence and entering the White House grounds, the Secret Service and the …