Living In The District

National Christmas Tree Events

Nov 30th 2008
Here are a list of events that will take place at the National Christmas Tree [pdf] on the eclipse.  Nightly performances start on December 6th and run through December 23rd.

Christmas Season in DC

Nov 30th 2008
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Credit: blahmni"][/caption] Well Thanksgiving is over and everyone is headed back into the city. For me it is a drive from Syracuse, New York that should only take 7 hours but I'm thinking today it will be longer. Tomorrow starts a long couple of ...

Ford’s Theater Grand Reopening Set

Nov 25th 2008
After $50 million in renovations Ford's Theater that place were Lincoln was shot will reopen with events kicking off on February 11th 2009. Time Line of Events On the evening of February 11, Ford's Theatre will host a special performance to officially reopen the Theatre. Filmmaker George Lucas will receive the Lincoln ...

Veterans Day at Arlington Cemetery

Nov 10th 2008
Tomorrow is Veterans day, a day were we honor those who have fought for our freedoms. Back in 2000 something I went to Veterans Day where I saw President Bush speak. I was looking to see if the President was going back this year and was unable to ...

National Museum of American History

Nov 3rd 2008
17 Days till the opening of National Museum of American History.

NY Post: Guide to DC

Nov 3rd 2008
The NY Post has published the Guide to Washington, DC. It categorizes DC into 5 groups/types of people which are The Lobbyist, The Do-Gooder, The Journalist, The Hipster, and The Politico. In the article each type of person has places where they eat and drink, how they dress, and ...

Lincoln Bicentennial

Oct 31st 2008
The Lincoln Bicentennial is coming and the Library of Congress has some pretty amazing artifacts from Lincoln including the Lincoln's presidential papers, Jewelery from Mary Todd, and items that Abe was wearing and had at Ford's Theater the night he was shot.

Three Days in DC

Oct 30th 2008
The Washington Post has put out a three day series about must see's in DC.  If you only have three days in the district this is a pretty good itinerary.  Itinerary: Day One, Day Two, Day Three.

A New Winner for Most Expensive Exhibit in DC

Oct 23rd 2008
Starting on Election Day Madame Tussauds will cut there ticket prices.  Adult tickets will be $10 and a Child ticket will be $8. Madame Tussauds was the most expensive exhibit in DC but I think the Newseum is now the winner with a $20 ticket price.

Duke Ellington Jazz Fest

Oct 7th 2008
The 2008 Duke Ellington Jazz fest is wrapping up today.  You can catch the last couple of concerts throughout the city today.  The Jazz fest ran from October 1st through today.  You can find more info here.

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