While recently doing some research for a post on the killing of diplomats in Washington, I came across a hugely helpful online historic archive of Washington Post articles dating back to the late 1800s. The history nerd in me came out in full force, and next thing I knew I was searching for names, neighborhoods and events over the course of the last 150 years.

This photo was taken by DCist reader Ben Bochnowski in the Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens in Anacostia. Check his Flickr account for more photos. The park is the “the only National Park Service site devoted to the propagation and display of aquatic plants.” Today will be partly sunny to start but become cloudy with a chance of showers in the afternoon. With highs in the lower 90s, the National Weather Service has issued a…

A vigilant reader pointed out to us that the website of the ever-popular Screen on the Green film series has been updated. The series, organized by AOL and HBO, is in its seventh year, and is seen here in a photo from this blog. This year’s films are “The Way We Were” (July 18), “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre” (July 25), “Suspicion” (Aug. 1), “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” (Aug. 8) and “The Big…