Tag: WASHINGTON

Is a WWI Monument in Washington, DC Worth Fighting For?TakePartNew monuments have been banned from the D.C.’s overcrowded National Mall, but a new proposal could allow for an acception. Pending…

Baltimore-Washington Area Flooded By Record RainfallThe Weather ChannelThe National Weather Service declared a rare “flash flood emergency” for areas near Baltimore as after rainfall lashed the Baltimore and Washington, D.C.…

Nobody paying their pot fines in DCThe CannabistWASHINGTON — Nearly three dozen civil citations have been issued in the District of Columbia since marijuana possession was decriminalized, but so far…

Find the hidden museum cats in Washington D.C.Sacramento BeeWASHINGTON — There are felines hiding in the Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Cats lurk in odd…

NBC4 WashingtonRecord rainfall at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport has led to flooding at the airport’s parking lots and nearby roads, the Associated Press reported. The National Weather Service said…

Washington City Paper (blog)Court Reigns: Despite the fact a federal judge said his ruling that overturned D.C.’s total ban on carrying guns in public did not have to go into…

Washington City Paper (blog)Tonight, the outfit will celebrate its fourth anniversary at U Street Music Hall with music curated by in-house DJ Jerome Baker III, rising turntablist Spinser Tracy, and…

And Now for Something Completely LibertarianWashington City Paper (blog)The houses are compact, energy-efficient, and cheap to build—in the video, tiny carpenter Jay Austin says they can be constructed for as…

Washington City Paper (blog)For the last two years, D.C. gallerist Jayme McLellan has been a public face of a group trying to thwart the dissolution of the Corcoran Gallery of…

The Pokémon Company Unleashes Hype Video for World Championships in …Nintendo LifeAfter grueling national tournaments across the globe, more than 500 players from over 30 countries will convene at the…

DC gun ruling is on hold, but having an effectLexington Herald LeaderWASHINGTON — Prosecutors in the District of Columbia have for now stopped charging people with carrying a handgun outside…

WUSA9 Van Robbed in Allegedly Sketchy Neighborhood Had $600 Louis …Washington City Paper (blog)Call it irony, or call it bad karma, or simply call it lousy luck. But a WUSA9…

Attorney General Candidates Dig Into Their Own PocketsWashington City Paper (blog)The District’s first race for an elected attorney general is ripe for self-funding: a newly created position with shifting powers,…

Gay Star NewsThe US National LGBT Veterans Memorial Project has unveiled its design for a national monument to fallen LGBTI military personnel which they plan to have erected in Washington…

A “lost year” for Washington, DC economyWorld Socialist Web SiteThe Washington, DC region has reported record lows in job growth for the past year. According to figures released in July…

Eritrean Community Members in Washington DC Conduct Festival With Patriotic …AllAfrica.comAsmara — Eritrean community members in Washington DC and its environs conducted annual festival with patriotic zeal last weekend depicting…

Lowenstein Sandler Opens New Washington, DC OfficeJDJournal.comWith offices in New York, Palo Alto, Roseland, and an Entrepreneurship Center in Brooklyn, Lowenstein Sandler has steadily grown its practice across the country.…

WCHS-TV8Washington, D.C. , West Virginia The U.S. has deployed a disaster response team to Iraq to help distribute humanitarian aid to tens of thousands of people who have been forced…

Washington City Paper (blog)Shame Spiral: Mark Moseley, a former kicker for the Washington football team, said in an interview with the Associated Press that “somebody would have to drop a…

Stephen Smith Is Out at Washington ExaminerWashington City Paper (blog)Stephen Smith, the top editor at the Washington Examiner, is leaving the publication after more than seven years. His last day…

Syracuse basketball named ‘most hated’ in 3 states and Washington DC …The Post-Standard – syracuse.comThe latest map on college basketball shows Syracuse as the “most hated” team in Maine, Connecticut,…

Washington, DC weather forecast: Soggy Tuesday, sunshine returns WednesdayWJLA (blog)Grab an umbrella and keep it handy Tuesday. A cold front will bring periods of heavy rain and even a few…

Washington City Paper (blog)With Muriel Bowser’s independent opponents turning in their signatures last week to make November’s mayoral ballot, Bowser said at an endorsement press conference today that she looks…

Washington City Paper (blog)Democratic mayoral hopeful Muriel Bowser’s campaign got a boost from labor this morning, receiving the endorsement of the District’s AFL-CIO union coalition in front of the national…

Washington City Paper (blog)Enter a New York City subway station and there’s a good chance you’ll hear some sort of street performer playing for money—some enjoyable, some not so much.…

Washington City Paper (blog)In January 1988, after only ten shows, Fugazi decided to go into Inner Ear Studio to see what their music sounded like on tape. They tracked 11…

WJLA (blog)Increasing clouds through the day today with an area of low pressure moving in from the Ohio Valley. Unfortunately, it looks like as we progress through Monday, the more…

Washington City Paper (blog)cl-monday-32 In the spirit of the BeeGees, the Jonas Brothers, and Hanson—all well-coiffed trios of brothers—Cardinal Sons arrive at the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage bearing tight pants,…