One of the most recent efforts to protect the ecosystem surrounding our urban landscape is the RiverSmart Homes project, run by the D.C. Department of the Environment.

One of the most recent efforts to protect the ecosystem surrounding our urban landscape is the RiverSmart Homes project, run by the D.C. Department of the Environment.

Initially wooed by the idea of adorable sea creature puppets singing and swearing about their life in an “upscale restaurant fish tank” in Nice-eeNice Production’s Pascal’s Aquarium, one quickly longs for the YouTube kitten videos at home, which are at least upfront about their adorable meaninglessness.

Assembly Required: Comedy A to Y is an easy check in the “Worth Your Money” column for the Fringe Festival.

What better way to get in the mood for a space shuttle launch than to talk to an astronaut about one? DCist sat down with Alvin Drew, a D.C. born and bred astronaut who recently flew aboard the final Discovery mission.

The Capital Fringe Festival starts its sixth year this Thursday with over one hundred productions being performed at venues all over the city — here’s our guide to this year’s offerings.

Preparing for the last space shuttle launch, an upcoming lecture by DCist’s very own space correspondent, a win for a local planetarium and rockets in the D.C. sky are all in this week’s Look Up.

One of the most coveted tickets of the year for space fans to get their hands on is to the annual John H. Glenn Lecture at the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum. This year, the series took a step back to the very beginning with the lecture’s namesake, Senator John Glenn and his fellow Mercury astronaut Commander Scott Carpenter, who spoke to the packed IMAX theater about the nascent steps of the American space program.

One of the most coveted tickets of the year for space fans to get their hands on is to the annual John H. Glenn Lecture at the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum. This year, the series took a step back to the very beginning with the lecture’s namesake, Senator John Glenn and his fellow Mercury astronaut Commander Scott Carpenter, who spoke to the packed IMAX theater about the nascent steps of the American space program.

We’ve already experienced ten days over 90 degrees in Washington, D.C. this year, so it’s hard to believe summer hasn’t even started yet. Next Tuesday marks the summer solstice for the northern hemisphere, as Earth reaches the point in its orbit where its tilt edges us closest to the sun.