On June 22, 1993, most Americans thought of Manassas as a day trip to the Civil War battlefields. But on June 23, it attracted a level of attention not seen since Lincoln was in the White House: Early ...

This post was updated on February 7, 2025. The Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, and the Jefferson Memorial are Washington’s most prominent public monuments, but there are plenty more within ...

More than six months after Mayor Muriel Bowser and Monumental Sports CEO Ted Leonsis struck a deal to keep the Washington Capitals and Wizards in DC, the full details of their agreement have been made ...

Last night, in the company of 150 guests, PBS News Hour White House correspondent Liz Landers and independent journalist Jim Acosta married at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington. The couple, who ...

Construction is beginning on a new visitor center at the Lincoln Memorial, and $18.5 million of the cost was donated by local billionaire David Rubenstein. It’s hardly the first time he’s put his ...

It’s safe to say Washington is one of the better-documented cities on Earth. Last year alone, the roster of books set in and around here included headline-snagging national bestsellers (Michael ...

Last week, US District Judge Christopher Cooper ordered the Kennedy Center to remove the Trump name from its branding and facade and halted its plans to close the building for renovations. But ...

Takoma Park jazz musician Charles “Chuck” Redd can finally cast off the “bah, humbug” spirit that has dodged him ever since he canceled his annual Christmas Eve Jazz Jam at the Kennedy Center’s ...

When I started looking for a self-defense class, what I was really looking for was one that would teach me how to fight. I go on solo runs most mornings and often walk home alone in the dark from the ...

Fifty years ago today, Elvis Presley decided to drop by the White House on a whim to meet Richard Nixon. The strangely funny encounter has become one of the most enduringly popular Oval Office moments ...

We’ve been on an intense, carb-heavy journey throughout the area to find the top bread loaves this region has to offer. Here are the best you can find. (Trust us—we tried dozens.) Photograph by Sarah ...