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The National Archives: A Perfect Setting
For Brad Meltzer’s Presidential Thrillers
Thursday, March 7th, 2013
by Charlene Giannetti on Reading Around
“There are stories no one knows. Hidden stories. I love those stories. And since I work at the National Archives, I find those stories for
Mount Vernon: Looking Back As We Look Forward
Monday, January 21st, 2013
by Woman Around Town on Living Around
Washington D.C. was a flurry of inaugural activity this past weekend, with balls, parties, lectures, and tours, leading up to the swearing in of Barack
Man Around Town: Logan Beirne And the Lessons of George Washington
Tuesday, December 18th, 2012
by Robin Weaver on Reading Around
Much like earlier generations, Generation Y is certainly proving that they have aspirations too. There’s no better example, than Logan Beirne, whose most recent accomplishment
Alexandria’s Farmers’ Market: More Than Fruits and Vegetables
Saturday, October 27th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
There are farmers’ markets, and then there’s the Alexandria farmers’ market. Farmers and artists begin to arrive in the early morning to set up their
The National Portrait Gallery—Take a Docent Tour
Sunday, September 16th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
The National Portrait Gallery is fast becoming my favorite D.C. destination. First, there’s the building itself; begun in 1836 to house the U.S. Patent Office,
The George Washington Masonic Memorial—Imposing, Intriguing, and Slightly Mysterious
Monday, April 16th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
It looms over the city of Alexandria, Virginia, a 333-foot tall memorial to George Washington, the nation’s first president and a freemason. Tourists who exit
Washington National Cathedral—The Nation’s House of Prayer
Thursday, April 5th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
On August 23, 2011, at 1:51 p.m., an earthquake that measured 5.8 on the Richter Magnitude Scale was felt all along the East Coast into
Presidents’ Day Books for Kids, 2012
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
by Michall Jeffers on Reading Around
Get ready for Presidents’ Day 2012. Always held on the third Monday of February, the date this year is Monday, February 20th. For most of
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