2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (652+ words) The Southeast Public Library, part of the D.C. Public Library system, has just undergone a $41 million makeover. And this week, officials there are celebrating the reopening. The building, constructed in 1922 and one of several libraries built with funds from the Carnegie…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (440+ words) Established on Sept. 6, 1776, the county has grown from a largely agricultural community into Maryland’s most populous county, with more than 1 million residents. County Executive Marc Elrich said the anniversary is a chance to celebrate Montgomery County’s history while acknowledging difficult…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (272+ words) DC JazzFest kicked off on Wednesday and runs through Labor Day weekend. News4’s Tommy McFly interviewed a performer and the festival president and CEO. From Duke Ellington to Shirley Horn, Washington, D.C., has launched some of the biggest names in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (839+ words) A 1917 silent film, thought to have been lost forever, lay forgotten for decades in storage at the University of Maryland’s Hornbake Library. The film, titled “An Unbeliever Convinced,” features real actors, but also real firefighters from the city of Chicago....

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (603+ words) Longest-running competition in the United States for adult non-professional pianists names Dr. Jim Chou, Ivan Wong, and Phil Hosford as top winners The competition’s Second Prize was awarded to Ivan Wong, an engineering manager from Richmond, B.C., Canada, who played…...

1+ mon, 17+ min ago   (499+ words) Every day, dozens of bagels leave a colorful restaurant on Georgia Avenue in Washington, D.C. Some make it to regular customers; others end up in the hands of families struggling to put food on the table. Through a partnership with the…...

1+ mon, 5+ hour ago   (434+ words) As of Aug. 8, 2026, the District joins all 50 states in offering Purple Heart license plates to people who have received the honor, and to their surviving spouses. News4’s Mark Segraves reports. Retired Army Capt. Eric Rudberg was awarded a Purple Heart…...

1+ mon, 12+ hour ago   (467+ words) August 12, 2026, 12:36 PM In 1916, Woodrow Wilson was president and the United States had 48 states after Arizona and New Mexico joined the Union just four years earlier. On 12th Street SE in D.C., a three-story brick building with a tin mansard roof opened its…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (114+ words) Diplo is set to perform for thousands of fans on one of D.C.’s most iconic streets this October. The Grammy-winning producer will headline Glow Block Party as the outdoor rave returns to Pennsylvania Avenue for round two on Saturday, Oct....

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (97+ words) Guest List is Washingtonian’s fantasy cast of who we’d like to invite over for dinner each month. The 19-year-old forward was the Wizards’ top pick in this year’s NBA draft. DC’s Episcopal Bishop wrote a kids’ book, I Can Learn…...