Archive for the ‘The Mall’ Category
Michelle Obama Donates Inaugural Gown
‘Michelle Obama Donates Inaugural Gown’courtesy of ‘tbridge’
In a ceremony in the NMAH’s Flag Hall this morning, First Lady Michelle Obama donated her Jason Wu-designed chiffon and Swarovski crystal gown to the Smithsonian as part of their new “A First Lady’s Debut” Exhibit that opens tomorrow. Featuring gowns from the last 50 years of Inaugurations, [...]
Screen On The Green In Danger … Again
‘Screen on the Green’
courtesy of ‘InspirationDC’
Screen on the Green is in danger for a second year now. HBO has yet to determine their 2010 budget, which means no one has any idea whether or not Screen on the Green will be back this summer.
Want to support the effort and keep Screen on the Green a [...]
The “Nuns Impact On History” Comes To The Smithsonian
‘These look like nice nuns’
courtesy of ‘Valerie Everett’
Ever wonder what nun’s do in their spare time? Wonder no more! The International Gallery at the Smithsonian opened a new exhibit on Friday featuring the stories of 12 Catholic sisters who arrived in New Orleans in 1727.
The exhibit demonstrates the overall impact of Catholic nuns had in [...]
2010 Cherry Blossom Festival. Will the snow be gone by then?
‘Cherry Blossoms look like snow’
courtesy of ‘InspirationDC’
Covered in 20″ of snow, it’s hard to imagine the beautiful spring weather common during the Cherry Blossom Festival, but let’s try anyways.
The 2010 festival will run from March 27 to April 11, and marks the 98th anniversary of Japan’s cherry tree gifting. Activity planning is underway with the [...]
National Sculpture Garden: Skate At Your Own Risk
I thought ice skating on the National Mall was supposed to be fun. Funny is more like it. Real funny. Why? Because everything that could’ve gone wrong did.
My friend had entrusted me with the plan making for the evening. It was Saturday night. During the winter. “What could be better than ice skating in the [...]
Giving Map
‘Salvation Army Christmas Give Away’
courtesy of ‘docentjoyce’
Continuing with our “Good Samaritan” theme, I now provide you with a means by which you may become said Samaritan. Behold: the WaPo giving map. This handy application maps out charities in the DC area and sorts them by type. The list includes everything from homeless shelters, to non-profits [...]
National Public Lands Day 09/26
‘Cleaning Up the Potomac’
courtesy of ‘mtngirl9999′
Looking for something to do Saturday? How about volunteering at a local National Public Lands Day site.
Tomorrow marks the 15th anniversary of this event to preserve and protect America’s natural heritage. Last year brought out more than 120,000 volunteers at over 1,800 locations to assist public land managers with hands-on [...]
Giving Back: Honoring Tremendous American Heroes
All photos courtesy of Karl Johnson
There was something noticeably different about Reagan National Airport on Saturday, September 19th. Outside, it was an absolutely gorgeous fall day in DC with the sun shining as brightly as it possibly could. But the sun, in all of its glory, was not the brightest part of this memorable Saturday; [...]
Wisconsin Avenue Circulator Route Is No More
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courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
As reported earlier this month, the in peril Wisconsin Avenue section of the Georgetown-Union Station Circulator route has officially been cut. According to the DDOT, the new Georgetown routing will be Washington Circle to K Street (under the Whitehurst Freeway), right on Wisconsin Avenue, right on M Street, right [...]
Host a National Park Premiere Party
This Sunday evening, September 27 at 8pm, the long awaited Ken Burns documentary The National Parks: America’s Best Idea premieres on PBS. The documentary stories the inspiring individuals who dedicated themselves to establishing our National Park System and to protecting America’s cultural, natural and historic heritage. The series will air a new episode every night [...]
More »9/12 Rally Crowd Estimates: Two Million?
(Picture 075 uploaded by DrrDot)
The Glenn Beck/FreedomWorks 9/12 DC Taxpayer Rally was on Saturday, with conservative Tea Party activists congregating in Washington to protest various things like healthcare reform, federal taxation, government deficit spending, and the President being a Stalinist Nazi Fascist Kenyan Hitler. They drew a healthy-sized crowd, by many accounts much larger than [...]
Tourist Season Projected to Last for Next 25 Years
’see no evil’
courtesy of ’spiggycat’
Just when we thought tourist season was winding down, this week Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons, is releasing his latest book The Lost Symbol, a fictional novel about Masonic symbolism in Washington, DC.
While Freemasonry is a fascinating part of DC’s history, Brown’s typical mention of imagined artifacts is expected to [...]
Last Screen on the Green of the Summer
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courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
Well, Screen on the Green is set to retire for another season. Let’s hope that it comes back again next year. Tonight’s showing will be the James Dean classic “Rebel Without a Cause.” If you haven’t been out to SCOTG yet, definitely brave the balmy evening and join the cool kids [...]
Screen on the Green: On the Waterfront
‘Screen on the Green – 7-14-08′
courtesy of ‘mosley.brian’
For the third movie in its ressurection run, Screen on the Green will feature On the Waterfront this evening. For those of you not in the loop, On the Waterfront is arguably one of the greatest movies of all time. It won 8 Academy Awards and features Marlon [...]
Screen on the Green Returns Tonight!
‘Screen on the Green’
courtesy of ‘InspirationDC’
In case you didn’t already have this marked down on your calendar, Screen on the Green makes its triumphant return tonight with a showing of “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.” The screen will be set up on the Mall between 4th and 7th streets (you can’t miss it) and the showing [...]
A Record Setting 4th for Metro
‘Metro, Orange Line train to Vienna’
courtesy of ‘GogonaÅ?’
The Business Journal reports that riders on Saturday set a new record for July 4th commuting. Metro reported 631,206 trips on their system, an increase of over 32,000 from 2008 ridership. If the masses of humanity that I saw are any indication, every last one of these trips went through L’Enfant Plaza [...]
