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In the latest annual Forbes survey of America’s most wired cities, Washington, DC came in at number 11, an improvement from it’s 14th place ranking last year.
The rankings are based on a combination of the adoption of broadband Internet access in the home, the number of companies providing high-speed Internet access in the […]
My favorite sculpture in the Washington, DC are is The Awakening, located at Hains Point in East Potomac Park.
Sadly, it has been sold and will be moved to a new location. On Wednesday, it will be dug up and begin its move to its new home.
The good news. It isn’t moving far.
The […]
Don’t forget, if you live in the “Chesapeake Region” (District of Columbia, Maryland or Virginia), today is your presidential primary.
The polls open early and stay open until at least 7: 00 p.m.
Polling Hours
District of Columbia Primary - 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Virginia Primary - 6:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Maryland Primary - 7:00 a.m. - […]
Super Tuesday is not so super, at least not in the DC area.
While over half of the national presidential convention delegates from 22 states are up for grabs today, local area voters get to watch the excitement, drama and bedlam from the sidelines.
Here in the DC metro area (DC, Virginia and Maryland), voters […]
Imagine living in a home where, when you spread your arms, you can almost touch both outside walls.
Back in the 1830s, a bricklayer named Hollensbury bought a narrow lot that had been an alley between his rowhouse and his neighbor’s.
The folklore suggests that he built a new two-story rowhouse for his two […]
While it’s not a monument, it is a monument to words. I like to think of the Library of Congress as the ultimate main branch library.
With more than 30 million books and one of the most extensive rare book collections, it was established as the congressional library in 1800. Its collections also includes over […]
If you are visiting Washington, DC and want to read something local, here’s a list of some of the more notable newspapers covering the DC area.
The Washington Post - Dating back to 1877, the Post is probably most noted for breaking the Watergate story which led to President Nixon’s resignation in 1974. With average […]
The first church in the new Federal City of Washington was the original St. Patrick’s Church, established in 1794.
Opened to serve primarily the Irish immigrant stonemasons who were building the newly moved nation’s capital, it served as a house of worship for the Catholic builders of the White House and the U.S. Capitol and their […]
After much emotion, a Halloween strike by cab drivers and claims by cabbies the earth might spin off its axis if cab fares are set too low, the DC government announced the new fare structure.
In a move to simplify the fare structure, the new raters which go into effect April 6th, will eliminate the […]
With the New Year upon us, it’s time for many people to start living up to that New Year’s resolution of losing a few pounds. And it’s especially challenging if you frequently dine out at any of DC’s great restaurants.
But one possible solution, courtesy of The DC Traveler, is to go out for a meal […]
A Washington DC travel and tourism guide with information for both visitors and residents.
Written by Jon Rochetti [email] for b5media.
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