NPS & NPF announce date for national tree lighting ceremony, Boeing increases 737 production to meet demand, Bombardier upbeat on Q400
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Washington D.C.
Are we entering a new period in the U.S. where our government has become out religion? God is dead! Long live the government and our hallowed institutions!
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The Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington is a popular tourist destination, but on this Memorial Day weekend, it was also the scene of a memorable protest that’s worth paying attention to.
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Cited as a “technological marvel,” the Newseum presents five centuries of news history over 7 floors, 14 galleries, 15 theaters and 130 hands-on exhibits with the focus on the story behind the stories, where how news is made and how it is reported is itself the big news.
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Washington, DC, is one of America’s best places to spend time during the Christmas holidays. The city gives itself over to Christmas and the displays are among the most lavish in the country. Better yet, many of the festivities are free. Even many of the concerts at the Kennedy Center are free.
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Ned Levi examines the severe turbulence event which hit United flight 967 over Missouri, which injured 30 and caused the plane to land prematurely in Denver to treat the injured. For the event, Ned found four lessons all air travelers need to learn to improve their safety.
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Last August, Delta Air Lines and US Airways proposed a swap of arrival and departure slots between Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC, and LaGuardia Airport, in New York City. This swap would concentrate each of the airlines’ schedules — US Air would gain more gravitas at Reagan National and Delta could build up their [...]
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On a day when all of the airports are closed in the Washington, DC area, OpenSkies announced it’s inaugurating service between Dulles Airport and Orly Airport in Paris. It’s safe to assume that before May 3rd, the snow-covered runways in our Nation’s Capital will have been cleared.
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This past weekend, Washington, DC, celebrated their Cherry Blossom Festival with parades, fairs and just plain old family fun. This is a big time for the District. Many vendors say this is the biggest festival of the year, after inaugurations, which only come every four years.
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After years of delay and hundreds of millions of dollars in cost overruns, the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center (CVC) opened last December. There have been the expected grumblings about the costs and the building, but now Congress itself is beginning to grumble about the new controls and what some members see as a rewriting of history.
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