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‘Cherry Blossoms’ captures the history and magic of DC’s floral ambassadors

Lee Cannon Feb 18, 2020

The 108-year-old gift of more than 3,000 cherry blossom trees from Tokyo to Washington, DC, finds fresh life in a vibrant new keepsake book from Smithsonian Books, Cherry Blossoms: Sakura Collections From the Library of Congress. The slim,…

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Local author Jason Reynolds earns nationwide ambassador role from Library of Congress

Julian Oquendo Jan 27, 2020

When Jason Reynolds was introduced earlier this month onstage at Coolidge Auditorium at the Library of Congress, a packed audience of middle and high school students from DC erupted into a standing ovation. Reynolds, in turn, assured them…

Washington Post: For Walt Whitman’s 200th birthday, a ‘cosmic’ poem goes on display

Editor May 19, 2019

The Library of Congress will show a penciled draft of the poet’s luminous “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry.”

Washington Post: The Library of Congress wants to attract more visitors. Will that undermine its…

Editor Mar 9, 2019

Under Librarian of Congress Carla D. Hayden, the world’s largest library is on its way to becoming another one of Washington’s acclaimed museums.

Norton D.C. Equality Bill Passed in Committee, Places D.C. Seal in Library of Congress Alongside…

Press Release Feb 28, 2019

February 28, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller Norton D.C. Equality Bill Passed in Committee, Places D.C. Seal in Library of Congress Alongside State Seals Washington, D.C. – The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)…

WAMU: See How Washingtonians Lived In The 1940s

Editor Feb 19, 2019

Photographer Gordon Parks captured quotidian moments in the lives of the District's working class.

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District Links: Court hears arguments today in DC challenge over National Guard; McDuffie reportedly telling insiders…

Oct 24, 2025 11

A federal judge is slated to hear arguments this afternoon on DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb's request for a court order to remove National Guard troops.

jonetta rose barras: Should Mayor Muriel Bowser run for reelection?

Oct 24, 2025 179

Back in 2005, after months of will-he-or-won’t-he speculation about running for reelection, then-Mayor Anthony Williams told The Washington Post that he had been considering whether he had “the…

District Links: Council hearing airs views on bill to control ticket resale prices; leaf collection set to begin; East…

Oct 23, 2025 9

The DC Council heard varied views at a public hearing yesterday on legislation to regulate the secondary market for tickets to live concerts and performances — with operators of several local venues…

District Links: Council votes again to exempt most 2- to 4-unit rental buildings from TOPA; Bowser renews push for…

Oct 22, 2025 10

The DC Council voted 9-4 yesterday to exempt two- to four-unit rental buildings from the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act as long as they aren't corporately owned.

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