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It’s 2:30 in the morning. You’ve been out enjoying a bit of DC’s nightlife. But before heading back to your hotel, you decide you want a slice of pizza.
But not just any slice, you want a extra large JUMBO slice.
Surrounded by bars and nightclubs, Pizza Mart in the heart of Adams Morgan, has been satisfying […]
In 1960, jazz master “Duke” Ellington and composer Billy Strayhorn (Take the A Train) worked on a jazzy, slightly campy, yet whimsical remake of Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” ballet score.
Momentum Dance Theater takes Ellington’s score and takes a twist on the classic Nutcracker ballet, with the Jazz, Hip-Hop Nutcracker. They fast-forwarded the original story and dancing […]
In late 1862 during the second year of the Civil War, the ineffective and indecisive Union General, George B. McClellan, was replaced by President Lincoln with General Burnside. A month later, and after being pushed by Lincoln, Burside developed an offensive plan of attack against General Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia.
His plan involved staging part of […]
The Nutcracker ballet that we know and love today with it’s Sugar-Plum Fairy and Waltz of the Snowflakes, has evolved and been adapted from the original classic Gernam story written in 1816, The Nutcracker and the Mouse King.
The Nutcracker Suite ballet is a story about a seven-year-old’s favorite Christmas toy, the Nutcracker, which comes alive […]
The Royal Norwegian Embassy is holding the 10th annual Norwegian Christmas at Union Station on November 28th.
The actor Earle Hyman who portrayed Bill Cosby’s father, Russell Huxtable on the popular television show The Cosby Show, will be lighting the 30-foot Christmas tree in the Main Hall of Union Station at 6:00 p.m.
Team USA Ice Sculpting […]
Public safety and law enforcement authorities closed the Lincoln Memorial on The National Mall just before noon after discovering suspicious liquids and a note in the public bathroom.
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UPDATE: The memorial was reopened by 3:00 p.m. after a Gatorade bottle and a travelers’ coffee mug were found in the rest room. No injuries were reported.
I guess it pays […]
It’s holiday shopping season once again and that means the Washington, DC annual sales tax exemption is in effect.
Running through midnight December 3rd, the exemption applies to every item of clothing, shoes or accessories priced under $100. The exemption eliminates the 5.75% sales tax.
“Accessories” include jewelry, watches, purses, scarves, sunglasses, umbrellas, gloves, ties, hats, belts and other traditional accessory items.
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Dulles Airport stairs and escalators.
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Unofficially known as the “Blackbird“, the titanium-skinned Lockheed SR-71 long-range reconnaissance aircraft was in operation by the U.S. from the 1960s until 1990.
The SR-71 was the world’s fastest and highest flying aircraft in history. At altitudes around 80,000 feet, it reached speeds in excess of Mach 3 (2000 mph). In 1976, it set a record […]
A little French bistro in the heart of Georgetown was once the site of a terrible and infamous spy double-cross.
While James Bond may dine on caviar and 1955 Dom Perignon, a KGB agent met his CIA handler for a casual French dinner one evening in 1985.
The agent, Vitaly Yurchenko, had defected to the U.S. five […]
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