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According to the National Park Service, the Washington Monument will remain closed for an additional two years, despite predictions that it would reopen in May 2017.

Washington Monument Closes Down for Repairs

By May Teng December 6, 2016

The Washington Monument is to remain closed until 2019 due to repairs, the National Park Service announced Dec. 2. The monument has been closed since Aug. 17 following three previous closures, including...

Pokémon Go Use in Memorials and Museums Sparks Ire

By Marina Pitofsky July 21, 2016

The explosive popularity of Pokémon Go has been marred by negative attention after users began playing the game in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and other sensitive spaces in Washington,...

Boathouse Lawsuit Against D.C. Thrown Out

By Lily Westergaard April 4, 2013

Jack’s Boathouse owner Paul Simkin lost a key case against the Washington, D.C. government last week. The United States Court for the District of Columbia dismissed Simkin’s case, which claimed...

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