With more manageable temperatures, fewer crowds, and nary a cherry blossom in sight, now is just about the perfect time to bask in the glories of our own city.

Photo by Gundlepuck Festivities are already underway this weekend for the re-opening of the African American Civil War Museum. Although the museum’s official ribbon cutting will take place at noon on Monday at its new permanent location 1925 Vermont Avenue NW — directly across from the African American Civil War Monument — today is studded with a number of lectures and conferences on racial reconciliation in America, while tomorrow features an all-day film festival…

Nikita Stewart of the Washington Post’s DC Wire reports on an intriguing proposal before the Council today from Harry Thomas Jr. (D-Ward 5). Thomas has suggested a partnership between the African-American Civil War Museum and the DC Public Library. The proposal has been greeted warmly by the museum’s founder: “Frank Smith, founding director of the foundation that runs the museum, said the joint venture would allow the library to promote the museum and the museum…