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…no, the Old Executive Office Building, or is it the Eisenhower Executive Office Building?
Regardless what you call it, people either love it or hate it; due to its very unique and as some people think, totally out of place architectural style.
The exterior, with its 900 columns, and 1,500+ windows is Second Empire Style, an architectural style […]
In some sad news from a couple weeks ago, the 13th-century copy of the Magna Carta, which has been on display at the National Archives for over 20 years was quickly removed from public display just three days after its owner, the Perot Foundation, announced that it would sell the rare document at a […]
Over 38 million people worldwide live with HIV/AIDS, including an estimated 25,000 adults in DC.
Here’s a chance to support a great DC cause, the non-profit Whitman-Walker Clinic, a DC-based health organization that provides health care to those infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS.
The event includes a fundraising 5K walk and run, pre-event speeches, and the announcement of […]
No, not on the latest Iraq War funding bill, but once again, the DC region has been singled out for its traffic issues.
According to a recent Texas Transportation Institute traffic study, the DC metro area is tied for second (along with San Francisco/Oakland and Atlanta) with the longest commuting times behind only Los Angeles.
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It seems Washington DC has become an International film festival center.
There’s the big DC International Film Festival, the DC Independent Film Festival, the African-American FF, the Asian Pacific FF, DC Shorts FF, the Environmental Film Festival, and the list goes on.
This festival schedule features local indie, student, several movies that have never been screened in DC, a coupe […]
The flamboyant, aggressive and publicity-seeking Union commander, General George Armstrong Custer, who later led and died at the infamous Custer’s Last Stand at the Battle of Little Big Horn was also a Civil War hero 14 years earlier, notably at the battle of Gettysburg.
His style of attack was considered by many to be either reckless or […]
In it’s 12th year, the family-oriented Mount Vernon 18th-Century Craft Fair features over 50 Colonial-attired crafters and artisans selling and demonstrating how to create 18th-century crafts and sell traditional wares such as baskets, woodcarvings, tin and ironwork, leather goods, weavings, paper-cuttings, furniture and more.
Besides touring the home of George Washington and included with the price […]
According to a Forbes 7th annual report on the top cities for singles, Washington, DC was ranked at number six.
According to the report, the District came in at the following rank in the various categories:
Culture: 6 (based on number of museums, pro sports teams, live theater and concert venues per capita)Nightlife: 6Singles: 7 (based on percent of […]
Return to the times of 1785 and take a 30 minute tour the historic Gadsby Tavern by candlelight, complete with costumed guides.
Located in the heart of “Old Town” Alexandria and near the banks of the Potomac River, the tavern buildings were build between 1785 and 1792.
With a taproom for to enjoy a drink, a ballroom […]
Okay, perhaps there hasn’t been anywhere near the number of films shot in Washington, DC as there has in LA or New York, but there have been some great films (or at least some memorable scenes) shot in DC. Some of the best I can think of include:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - Naive Jimmy Stewart […]
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