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National Mall Overhaul Draws $10M Gift From Volkswagen

Plans to overhaul neglected sites on Washington’s National Mall with lakeside gardens, grassy amphitheaters and restaurants with views of the nation’s memorials are getting a boost from a German carmaker.

2013/05/02

D.C. Circulator Buses Adding National Mall Route

A bus service in Washington that aims to serve tourists and visitors as well as residents is adding a new route along the National Mall.

2013/04/26

Museum Brings African Land Art To National Mall

A new exhibition on the National Mall is delving into historic and modern-day land issues in Africa.

2013/04/25

Smithsonian Joins Ultra-Fast Network For Colleges

The Smithsonian Institution is joining an ultra-fast broadband network built for U.S. universities to connect the world’s largest museum and research complex with hundreds of colleges and reach more people online.

2013/04/23

Washington Participating In Pillow Fight Day

The nation’s capital is set to host a mass pillow fight as part of International Pillow Fight Day.

2013/04/05

“The timing was perfect for the peak blooming of the Yoshino Cherry Trees in Washington on Tuesday March 29, 2011. According to the National Park Service and also my accounts from my trip show peak bloom was officially reached midday on March 29th, 2011.”--Photos by James Schuyler

New Plaza In D.C. To Honor Origin Of Cherry Blossoms

A 360-year-old Japanese stone lantern that is lit each year at the National Cherry Blossom Festival to commemorate the relationship between the United States and Japan will soon have a more prominent place on the National Mall.

2013/04/04

Korean War Anniversary Event May Shrink

The Pentagon says the federal budget battle may force it to shrink this summer’s 60th anniversary commemoration of the end of the Korean War.

2013/03/14

Smithsonian Aims To Improve Visitor Experience

The Smithsonian Institution has awarded a $2.4 million contract to a group of Danish architects to improve the visitor experience at its oldest buildings on the National Mall.

2013/03/13

Smithsonian Vows Regular Hours If Cuts Take Effect

The world’s largest museum complex is bracing for a $40 million cut in funding due to the budget stalemate in Congress, but the Smithsonian Institution is vowing to keep the doors open at its museums and the National Zoo.

2013/02/27

Abortion Opponents To March In Washington

Abortion opponents plan to march in Washington in a demonstration that coincides with the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that created a constitutional, nationwide right to abortion.

2013/01/25

Interior Secretary Orders National Mall Efforts

The Secretary of the Interior has issued an order requiring preservation efforts for the National Mall aimed at protecting recent improvements.

2013/01/24

Obama Says ‘America’s Possibilities Are Limitless’

Asserting “America’s possibilities are limitless,” President Barack Obama declared on Monday that a decade of war is ending and the nation’s economy is recovering as he launched into a second term before a flag-waving crowd of hundreds of thousands on the National Mall.

2013/01/21

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