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Man pushing beverage cart to NYC to honor 9/11 heroes 09/07/2021 10:57am • Paul Veneto left Boston for New York City on August 21 – but the retired flight attendant didn't board a plane. Instead, he set out on foot to walk more than 200 miles – while pushing an airplane beverage cart – to honor the flight crews who lost their lives on September 11. He started his Two sisters in Pentagon day care center on 9/11 are now in military 09/07/2021 05:57am • About 140 infants and toddlers were playing in the Defense Department's Child Development Center, approximately 30 yards from the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon. Two sisters who were in the day care center that day were inspired by the h 'I do remember the bodies': DC-area firefighters reflect on 9/11, 20 years later 09/07/2021 04:00am • Arlington County firefighter Jaleel Davis at the Pentagon in 2001 and today. (Left: Courtesy Jaleel Davis; right: WTOP/John Aaron) Arlington County firefighter Matthew Herrera was racing to a call for an apartment fire in Rosslyn, Virginia, 20 years ago, when his crew was rerouted. Their new des Teaching Sept. 11 as history: 'We could do a better job' 09/06/2021 04:05am • No one who remembers seeing them will ever forget the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. But 20 years later, they’re almost as far in the rearview mirror as the Carter presidency was when the attacks happened. An entire generation of children has been born, raised and graduated high school since then, and How events such as Sept. 11 have affected our collective mental health 09/06/2021 04:00am • The Sept. 11 terror attacks in 2001, the D.C. sniper attacks in 2002 and the coronavirus pandemic of 2020. They all caused pain and suffering on a mass scale, but a Northern Virginia psychiatrist believes they also reflected the commonality of the human experience and helped advance the cause of men September entertainment guide 2021 09/01/2021 04:47am • The summer is about to give way to fall with plenty of fun happenings around town. Which events should you mark on your calendar? Time for your September Entertainment Guide:   September Entertainment Guide: Sept. 1-5: D.C. Jazz Festival Sept. 1-6: “Fairytales in the Sun Kennedy Center, Ford's Theatre to require vaccination or proof of negative test 08/12/2021 11:43am • The Kennedy Center and Ford's Theatre announced Thursday that they will require all audience members to be fully vaccinated or provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test. The move comes after an alliance of local theater venues announced strict coronavirus standards last week, followed by a si Ford's Theatre to perform 9/11 musical 'Come From Away' at Lincoln Memorial 08/05/2021 09:52am • Next month marks the 20th anniversary of the deadly terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Ford's Theatre is marking the occasion with a special production of the 9/11 musical "Come From Away" on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Friday, Sept. 10 at 6 p.m. "We wanted to open with a bang," 'It's incredibly meaningful': 2 pieces of World Trade Center donated to DC, Va. first responders 08/01/2021 07:34pm • Two pieces of steel from the World Trade Center will now be on permanent display in D.C. and Virginia ahead of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. The words "never forget" are written on the front of a piece of steel beam unveiled during a ceremony in front of the Arlington County Po 'Never Forget Walk' heads to World Trade Center site 08/01/2021 07:32pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '3e83f160-6990-4b38-977e-24df8f12ea9c' }).render("5056153615a195bc");}); A New York man is honoring his brother wh Wolf Trap announces more concerts for summer reopening 06/15/2021 05:30am • A tradition returns as Wolf Trap welcomes audiences back for outdoor concerts this summer. After a year of pandemic closure, Wolf Trap will celebrate its 50th anniversary season with its first live music performances since December 2019. “Since opening in 1971, concerts at Wolf Trap hav Steve Buscemi to host 9/11 tribute at National Memorial Day Concert 05/25/2021 02:34am • Listen to our full conversation in my podcast "Beyond the Fame." The annual National Memorial Day Concert airs this Sunday at 8 p.m. on PBS. It will include a 20th anniversary remembrance of 9/11 presented by Steve Buscemi. "I went to D.C. almost 20 years ago the year after 9/11; I was Kennedy Center announces impressive theater lineup for upcoming season 04/14/2021 02:07am • Theater fans finally have something to look forward to after a year of closures. The Kennedy Center announced its theater lineup for the 2021-2022 season. “I am elated to announce what is perhaps one of our most important theater seasons ever at the Kennedy Center as we return with such Kennedy Center reopens this fall for 50th anniversary season 04/06/2021 12:33pm • It's official: The Kennedy Center is reopening this fall after months of pandemic closures. The prestigious venue will return with a special 50th anniversary season in September. “I can think of no better way to reemerge from the darkness of these last many months than to reopen with a vibra Timeline: 1 year into the COVID-19 pandemic in DC, Maryland and Virginia 03/05/2021 03:07pm • More than a year ago, reports began circulating about a mysterious new illness in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. It seemed like a world away, and it was — at first. That all changed March 5, 2020, when Maryland authorities announced the first confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the