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'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 Capitol Steps leave hilarious legacy after four decades of clever political comedy 01/19/2021 02:39am • After four decades, the Capitol Steps political comedy troupe is finally hanging it up. The group announced its retirement with an official statement on Twitter last week. "We almost made it to our 40th anniversary," co-founder Elaina Newport told WTOP. "The Capitol Steps, like many perfor Bowser recognizes DC first responders, victims on Sept. 11 anniversary 09/11/2020 04:19pm • Standing in front of a fire truck at Engine 16 on 13th Street NW in D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser honored the local firefighters who risked their lives to respond after American Airlines flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon. "We remember the day, 19 years ago, when we were called on to help our fellow WATCH: Pentagon Sept. 11 memorial ceremony 09/11/2020 08:25am • The Pentagon held an observance ceremony Friday to remember the 184 people killed in the 2001 terrorist attack. The Defense Department streamed the event online. C-SPAN has an archive of the ceremony. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the ceremony was not open to the public, nor were families be present 3 DC-area AMC theaters open Aug. 20; opening-day tickets just 15 cents 08/13/2020 10:06am • FILE - AMC expects to open more than 100 theaters on Aug. 20 after a five-month coronavirus pandemic shutdown (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File) AMC theaters in Alexandria, Tysons, and Potomac Mills will reopen with limited seating and social distancing Aug. 20, and opening-day tickets will be 15 c Wolf Trap summer concert lineup 02/10/2020 11:26am • Wolf Trap is hands down the best place to catch an outdoor concert during the summer. Located inside a national park, the surrounding nature creates a peaceful atmosphere, while the wooden structure of the Filene Center creates optimal acoustics. Now, the venue has announced its summer con Police in Va. seek help cracking 20-year-old cold case 09/29/2019 07:52am • It was 20 years ago this weekend that the body of a European tourist was found in a creek in Manassas, and police are again asking for help to solve the case. On Sept. 17, 1999, 62-year-old Johannes De Hart arrived from the Netherlands to Atlanta. Prince William County police say it was 11 days l Today in History: Sept. 17 09/17/2019 12:00am • Today in History Today is Tuesday, Sept. 17, the 260th day of 2019. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 17, 1987, the city of Philadelphia, birthplace of the U.S. Constitution, threw a big party to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the historic document; in a speech at Independence Ha Today in History: Sept. 15 09/15/2019 12:00am • Today is Sunday, Sept. 15, the 258th day of 2019. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 15, 1963, four black girls were killed when a bomb went off during Sunday services at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. (Three Ku Klux Klansmen were eventually convicted for their role Flags Across Rosslyn continues for an 18th year 09/12/2019 12:08pm • Flags Across America — which has become an annual tradition for Rosslyn building landlords — marks its 18th year this year with nearly two dozen buildings draping large flags from their rooftops. Flags Across Rosslyn started spontaneously in September 2002, on the first anniversary of the 9/1