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A buddy of mine has a couple teenagers and asked for a few ideas of fun things to do with them. As a parent, he tells me that planning an outing and finding something both he and his kids enjoy can be tough. He mentioned his kids find attractions such as museums “totally boring”.
So I […]
Blues, rockabilly, acoustic, oldies, bluegrass, honky tonk saxophone, even all-girl hard rock -that’s just a few of the styles of live music you can hear at JV’s Restaurant and Bar seven nights a week.
Opened back in 1947 in a new strip mall on Arlington Blvd, JV’s was named after the Arlington neighborhood, Jefferson Village.
The […]
Here in Washington, DC, politicians love to make speeches. But often, their words are just that, words. In order to be effective, words must turn into action.
While many of the presidential candidates are quoting and posturing to put themselves closer to the civil rights movement of the 1960s, most of them could learn something […]
Is there a town in America with more monuments and memorials than Washington, DC? I doubt it.
So with so many of them, it’s easy to miss a few, so here’s a recap of Monument Monday posts from the past few months.
The Washington Monument - Just 897 steps to the top.
The Albert Einstein Monument […]
On Tuesday, a new concourse opened at Dulles airport, adding another 15 gates to the “B” terminal, bringing the total number of gates at the airport to 128.
Dulles serves over 20 million passengers annually over 120 destinations. Over over 30 domestic and international airlines fly in and out of Dulles. Additionally, the airport annually […]
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 […]
One of the biggest draws to the National Museum of Natural History is the Hope Diamond, along with the other colorful and stunning pieces of spectacular jewelry, displayed in all their opulent glory in the Harry Winston jewelry gallery (2nd floor). But just next door is the minerals section, which is about eight times larger […]
While there were signs of snow in the upper elevations of the Shenandoah National Park as early as November 11th, the area’s first real snow of the season arrived yesterday.
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Metro is warning riders to expect 30 minute delays on the Red, Blue and Orange lines trains this weekend, from Friday at 10:00 p.m. until midnight on Sunday night as work is performed at the Metro Center station. Similar delays will also be encountered the following weekend, Feb. 15 - 17.
At several points, Metro […]
It’s not about being tough…it’s about being the toughest.
The rules are simple - put a cowboy crazy enough to try to ride an ornery 2,000 pound bucking bull, let him use just one hand to hang on, and see if he ride for 8 seconds. That’s professional bull riding, the most exciting 8 seconds […]
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