Local Profiles

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…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (564+ words) Payam Music, the innovative piano school on a mission to change how students learn music, opened its first Washington, DC metro location in Bethesda, Maryland earlier this year—marking the company's tenth school nationwide. The school provides personalized piano lessons…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1315+ words) Terik King | [email protected] August 20, 2026, 6:17 PM Ledisi has spent much of her career looking backward without ever losing sight of where she is going. That will be particularly evident when the Grammy-winning singer brings her music — and her reverence for the…...