Washington DC will soon be awash in cherry blossoms
Every spring in Washington DC the walkways along the Tidal Basin – and select spots around the National Mall –erupt in clouds of pink cherry blossoms.
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The brilliant colors of Okinawa at the Textile Museum, Washington DC
If you are looking for something bright and cheerful to counteract a cold dark winter day, head over to George Washington University for Bingata! Only in Okinawa at the Textile Museum (through January 30, 2017) Read More …
Fall 2016 at the Renwick Gallery, Washington DC
The Renwick Gallery features contemporary American craft and decorative arts from the Smithsonian collections, exhibiting “the most exciting works by artists exploring traditional and innovative approaches to making, emphasizing craft as an approach to living Read More …
Contemplating the political past and present at the FDR Memorial in DC
The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial has long been one of my favorite spots in Washington DC, but right now seems like a particularly good time to visit. We must scrupulously guard the civil rights and Read More …
Land use art by Norwood Viviano, Washington DC
Land use data as art While in DC the other week, I discovered the work of Norwood Viviano, a sculptural artist working primarily in glass who appears to be fascinated by land use, demographics, and Read More …
Cherry blossoms on the National Mall
I don’t really keep a bucket list, but one of the things I have always wanted to do is to see the cherry blossoms on the Mall in Washington, DC. I finally got to do Read More …
Almost Christmas in DC
A meeting scheduled for shortly before Christmas was a great excuse for a few days of checking out Washington DC while it is decked out in its holiday finery. (December 15, 2011) In Search Read More …
The best DC discovery: The DC Circulator
We’d never gotten to Georgetown before largely because we usually don’t have a car while we are here and Georgetown doesn’t have a Metro stop. It isn’t that it was that hard to get there, Read More …
More Christmas Spirit in Georgetown
It is a cold, but sunny, morning – a perfect time to wander the residential areas of Georgetown a bit more. (A few homes are a bit more flamboyant than their neighbors.) It’s beautiful out, Read More …
Inside the National Building Museum, Washington DC
The National Building Museum is one of my favorite stops in DC. More than anything, it is the museum of the built environment – so it has lots of information on architecture and urban planning, Read More …