The scenic George Washington Memorial Parkway is undergoing a $161 million rehabilitation project.
A national recreational area distinction could bring in more federal resources and tourism for the communities on the Bay’s shoreline.
Crews are trying to figure out what’s causing the cracks, and may end up recommending repair work on the memorial.
>> The National Park Service said that most of the unidentified oily substance found on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in September has been removed. [AP/WJLA] >> The Laura Sessions Stepp Emergency Broadcast System has been activated. This is not a test. [why.i.hate.dc] >> A 25-year-old Bethesda woman died in a house fire early this morning. [WaPo] >> WaPo Editors: hy-per-link. Look it up. [Notions Capital] Photo by FrogMiller…
Written by DCist contributor Benjamin Schuman-Stoler Last week in our “revisiting sites we’ve walked by a hundred times” series we presented the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. This week, we’ll look at that huge phallus in the exact center of the original D.C. map — the Washington Monument. Screaming nothing but glory and testament, it is the classic D.C. monument. But we know its background isn’t as simple as its geometric profile. The National Park Service commissioned…
Our friends over at OffSeventh are, if you pardon the expression, losing their shit over some pet owners’ inability to pick up after their pooches. They’re up in arms over a monumental amount of dog waste occupying a strip of sidewalk on 9th Street. The city is littered with signs warning people to curb their dogs, or face a weighty ticket. Yet it’s clear that a few dog walkers still aren’t scooping the poop….
Good morning, Washington. Now that you’ve settled into your desk and are sipping warm coffee in a sad little attempt to reverse the effects of that final, extra drink you shouldn’t have had at happy hour last night, allow us to make a suggestion. Close your eyes, and think back. Waaaaaay back, to December of aught-six. As you’ll recall, it was a simpler, balmier time back then. Children naively longed for winter’s cruel embrace in…
It’s no secret — the National Mall, for all its historical significance, isn’t exactly the prettiest place in the world. Broken water fountains, patchy grass, ugly security fences and totally nasty restrooms are amongst some of the many problems with what should really be a gorgeous space. The National Park Service is here to change that, and they’re going all Web 2.0 on our asses through an online campaign asking the public their opinions on…
FRIDAY: >> We don’t usually hype big studio movies in the Picks, but when faced with a certain kind of reptile on a specific form of transportation — there’s not much you can do but cross your fingers it doesn’t turn out to suck and jump on the hype train (err, plane). More specifically, literally dozens of local D-list Internet celebrities will be attending the 10:10 p.m. screening of Snakes on a Plane at the…
About as close as many of us will ever get to the inner-workings of the White House is the annual Easter Egg Roll, set to take place this coming Monday. The National Park Service has announced that they will start distributing tickets for the event on Friday night, with more tickets to be given out on Saturday and Monday mornings. From what we hear, they were planning on having a password-protected internet pre-sale, but…
