Changing circumstances—a different and improved Downtown—led to the recent closure of the Downtown Neighborhood Association (DNA), conceived by neighborhood legend Miles Groves seven years ago to represent community interests. Groves […]

Elephants, big cats and dragons, oh my! The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus makes its way into Downtown and D.C. led by an elephant convoy in the annual […]

The greening of America also includes greening its schools. On Sunday, March 3, that message became quite clear when the first-ever museum exhibition dedicated to the greening of U.S. schools […]

Getting psyched up about the National Cherry Blossom Festival? Well, you should because a lot is in store! Celebrity entertainment, a Parade, luminary chefs and activities galore are bound to […]

We’re going to miss him, but we’re glad to share him. That is, the statue of abolitionist, orator and District resident Frederick Douglass. The statue graced the entrance to One […]

Know of someone worth having a Mayor’s Arts Award or a Mayor’s Awards for Arts Teaching bestowed on him or her? If so, the DC Commission on the Arts and […]

Elisir (427 11th Street), the contemporary Italian fine dining restaurant, closed its doors today and will reopen at 5 p.m. on Friday, March 15, as Osteria Elisir, catering to more […]

Congratulations to two DowntownDC BID area honorees chosen as recipients of the Washington Business Journal’s 6th Annual Minority Business Leader Awards. The awards salute the entrepreneurial drive, creativity and success […]

Been to the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery (8th and F streets) lately? The Courtyard Café has a new menu, including a quiche of the week, illy […]