FilmFest DC Returns with a New Home and a Global Lineup of Stories
*Lead image: FilmFest DC presents Grand Finale. Directed by Sigurjon Kjartansson (Iceland). Photo courtesy of Picture Tree International FilmFest DC
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News/Updates
FREE Windshield Wipers During ‘Wiper Week’ in DC
The first of its kind, Wiper Week’s mission is simple but crucial – enhancing driver safety with free windshield wiper
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DC Now Has An Official Amphibian
Thanks to middle-grade students at DC’s Powell Elementary School, DC now has an official amphibian: the Red-Backed Salamander. You’ll know
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Cherry Blossom Fest 2025 Artwork Revealed
The National Cherry Blossom Festival has given winter a miss and skipped ahead to spring, detailing some initial plans for the 2025
Read MorePandas Are Returning! Bao Bao’s Son Is Coming to Visit DC
It has just been announced that pandas are returning to DC!
Qing Bao and Bao Li, both two years old, are pandas born at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) in Sichuan who will travel to the Smithsonian National Zoo by the end of the year.
Read MoreAircraft Owner & Pilots Ass’n Honors 85 Years with RARE DC Flyover
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association celebrated its 85th anniversary with a rare event in DC — a general aviation flyover!
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Create a Signature Scent – Soon – at this Spot in Georgetown
Fan favorite create-your-own fragrance house Olfactory NYC is set to debut its first retail boutique in DC next month. The perfumery will open in Georgetown in the clapboard house that formerly housed Marine Layer (closed January 24, 2024) and was also once a Godiva Chocolatier.
Read More“Be Downtown” to Get Free Coffee and Other Specials
At an event at the Connecticut Avenue Roasting Plant, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a new plan to encourage residents, workers, and visitors to explore Downtown DC.
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Step into the Pages of Children’s Books at BUILDING STORIES in National Building Museum
The National Building Museum’s newest long-term exhibition explores the world of architecture, engineering, construction, and design found in the pages of children’s books.
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Da Vinci Drawings – Never Before Seen in US – Now On View at MLK Library
DC is getting an extremely rare — and never before offered in the United States — opportunity to view autograph drawings selected from Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex dating to the 1400s. And all they have to do is go to the library.
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