Prepare for parking restrictions and road closures in the District for various events, including a swearing-in ceremony for newly elected D.C. officials.
Her speech on Wednesday touted her first-term successes and acknowledged some serious problems.
Bowser will be sworn in on January 2.
Photo of the now infamous Purple Ticket line by Kevin H. Officials have estimated approximately 4,000 ticket holders never made it inside the Swearing-In ceremony. Attention all inaugural ticket holders who are still smarting over harrowing security gate experiences: the Presidential Inaugural Committee really does feel bad. To prove it, they are offering to give you free stuff. Said stuff is said to be copies of the Swearing-In invitation and program, photos of President…
A week ago we pointed out that Pepsi might be too closely exploiting the Obama logo and message for the comfort of their Republican consumers. Well yesterday on the National Mall, they continued to link themselves even more shamelessly to the new president by handing out tote bags with distinctly Obama-esque message (“Hope,” “Yes You Can”) and cards encouraging people to sign an open letter to America’s newest leader by sending a text message…
Like many District residents, DCist writers and visitors, I made an extra-early trek down to the National Mall this morning for the swearing-in of President Barack Obama. Arriving in darkness, the U.S. Capitol cut a stark contrast against the dark sky as thousands of people populated the Mall in anticipation of the morning’s events. With all the blogging, Twittering and Flickr’ing, there isn’t much that I can add to the thousands of different stories…
Written by Sommer Mathis, Jen Chung and Aaron Morrissey 10:45 a.m.: Here we go, America. Jill Biden and Lynne Cheney kicked things off by exiting the White House together and entering their vehicle in the motorcade, followed by then Michelle Obama and Laura Bush. Vice President Dick Cheney was then wheeled out in his wheelchair, with Joe Biden by his side. Barack Obama and President Bush got into “The Beast” together, and now the motorcade…
AnyaLogic DCist’s Amanda Mattos reports from the “orange” ticketholders entrance at the Swearing-In Ceremony, which is near C street at the entrance to the Rayburn HOB. She says she was shuffled into a long, winding line that was supposedly leading to the security entrance, but when she actually reached the gate, there was nobody monitoring the entrance to the security tent, and it seemed like people could have cut to the front of the…
