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Smithsonian, National Gallery of Art Return Stolen Artifacts to Nigeria

Smithsonian, National Gallery of Art Return Stolen Artifacts to Nigeria

By Jack Willis October 20, 2022

Three of the United States’ most influential art museums, including Washington, D.C.’s Smithsonian National Museum of African Art and the National Gallery of Art, repatriated dozens of looted artifacts...

Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum Reopens After 7 Month Closure

Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum Reopens After 7 Month Closure

By Sam Bailey October 20, 2022

Following months of closure for extensive renovations, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum reopened its doors to visitors, with a completely refurbished wing adding several new interactive...

Bills Introduced to Establish LGBTQ+ History and Culture Museum

Bills Introduced to Establish LGBTQ+ History and Culture Museum

By Hayley Young October 6, 2022

A U.S. congressman introduced two bills to establish an LGBTQ+ history and culture museum in Washington, D.C.  Wisconsin Representative Mark Pocan (D), who is openly gay and serves as a co-chair...

Georgetown Asian Studies Department Explores Sri Lankan Crisis with Interdisciplinary Panel

Georgetown Asian Studies Department Explores Sri Lankan Crisis with Interdisciplinary Panel

By Jack Willis October 6, 2022

The Walsh School of Foreign Service’s Asian Studies department hosted an interdisciplinary panel to discuss the ongoing political and economic crisis in Sri Lanka. The Oct. 5 panel, entitled “The...

Wards 7, 8 Open First Full-Service Grocery Store in Over a Decade

By Olivia Macaulay October 6, 2022

The fourth full-service grocery store to open east of the Anacostia River, the first in over a decade, recently welcomed its first customers last week. The stores will expand food access in Wards 7 and...

DC Hosts 12th Annual Art All Night Weekend

DC Hosts 12th Annual Art All Night Weekend

By Madhura Shembekar October 4, 2022

Washington, D.C. hosted its 12th annual D.C. Art All Night celebration September 23rd and 24th.  The festival, hosted by the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities and the Department of Small...

D.C. Allows Bars, Restaurants to Stay Open 24 Hours Ahead of 2022 FIFA World Cup

D.C. Allows Bars, Restaurants to Stay Open 24 Hours Ahead of 2022 FIFA World Cup

By Brian Li September 29, 2022

Washington, D.C. bars, restaurants and breweries will be permitted to stay open for 24 hours during the 2022 FIFA World Cup after the D.C. Council passed an emergency act. ...

Newly-Introduced, Diverse Species Stun at Smithsonian’s National Zoo

Newly-Introduced, Diverse Species Stun at Smithsonian’s National Zoo

By Seth Edwards September 29, 2022

The famed Komodo dragon, the Amur tiger and the European glass lizard are just a few of the 19 new animals at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. These species were gradually introduced to Washington,...

Hundreds Rally at Capitol Hill in Support of Federal Assault Weapons Ban

Hundreds Rally at Capitol Hill in Support of Federal Assault Weapons Ban

By Lietta Ioannou September 29, 2022

CW: This article references/discusses gun violence. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. Hundreds of protesters rallied at Capitol Hill in favor of HR.1808, a bill...

DC Public Library Commemorates 2022 Banned Books Week

DC Public Library Commemorates 2022 Banned Books Week

By Maria Fernanda Borda September 29, 2022

D.C. Public Library (DCPL) participated in Banned Books Week from Sept. 19 to Sept. 24, hosting a series of special programs and activities celebrating the freedom to read. Banned Books Week celebrates...

Theatre Week Returns to D.C.

Theatre Week Returns to D.C.

By Minoli Ediriweera September 29, 2022

D.C. Theatre Week, an annual event celebrating the kickoff of the 2022-23 theater season, returned to Washington, D.C.  for the first time since 2019.  The event will be held from Sept. 22...

Training Program Teaches Life-Saving Blood Loss Prevention to DCPS Teachers, Students

Training Program Teaches Life-Saving Blood Loss Prevention to DCPS Teachers, Students

By Minoli Ediriweera September 15, 2022

CW: This article references/discusses gun violence. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources.  An emergency blood loss training program is being implemented in Washington,...

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