We here at DCist have long been fans of Cultural Tourism DC, a non-profit coalition of community organizations that encourage cultural tourism and promote “economic development and hometown appreciation of the capital’s rich variety of heritage and arts attractions.” We have found their online event directory and weekly newsletters a useful source of information on an eclectic mix of cultural events and sites around the city. Thus, we couldn’t help but agree to be an…

Half a dozen stabbings, shootings, and assaults later, the District’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Board has definitively revoked Club U’s alcohol license. Club U, the troubled Go-Go hotspot located inside the city-owned Franklin D. Reeves Municipal Center at the intersection of 14th and U streets NW, seen at right, was the location of a murder earlier this year, and had recently come under scrutiny by the D.C. Office of the Attorney General for recurring episodes of…

Two weekends back, DCist took a trip to the Old Post Office Pavilion. We weren’t there to mingle with tourists in the food court, we went for the view. With the Washington Monument closed for security upgrades, the tower of the Old Post Office is the next best thing. Its free access and normally low traffic is one of the best relatively low-key tourist sites in the city. (Please note that the National Park Service’s…