
Home of “Father of Black History” is open for tours this month, guide to winter and spring in D.C., and other news of the day over in the District.
- How some Washingtonians enjoyed yesterday’s remarkably warm weather. [Post]
- Huge changes are remaking D.C.’s theater scene. [Washingtonian]
- Righteous Cheese shop will open a new concept at Union Market. [Frozen Tropics]
- Doreen Gentzler is still mourning Jim Vance. [Washingtonian]
- Wycleaf Jean helps celebrate D.C. teachers. [Post]
- Dr. Carter G. Woodson’s home in Shaw is open for tours this month. [WTOP]
- Locals only guide to winter in D.C. [BYT]
- Local reporters raise money for the Special Olympics by taking a frigid polar plunge. [NBC]
- Suspect arrested in death of woman found in burning car. [NBC]
- 8 historic homes once owned by black icons. [Curbed]
- D.C. tech now has some of the fastest growing salaries. [DC Inno]
- Mahogany Books is the first bookstore to open east of the Anacostia River in more than 20 years. [NBC]
- Where rents are lowering. [Curbed]
- Spring and arts entertainment guide. [WCP]
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Let the Arlingtones surprise your friend or sweetie this Valentine’s Day with a barbershop quartet singing love songs in four part a cappella harmony! Choose from a small selection of songs in our repertoire to surprise your special someone.
$75 for two songs delivered to a place of your choice by a live, in-person quartet. Includes a classy tin of chocolates, fresh red rose and personalized card. Small mileage surcharge for >5 miles outside Arlington VA.
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Have you noticed a striking sculpture at Monroe Street and Wilson Boulevard? It’s the Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington’s newest installation, Make Your Mark, by Arlington artist, Adam Henry. This sculpture celebrates MoCA Arlington’s rebranding and brings the museum’s energy outdoors.
On February 11, come inside when the museum’s galleries reopen with two new exhibitions: Rebecca Rivas Rogers: Grey View and Crisis of Image.
Grey View, in the Wyatt Resident Artist Gallery, is an homage to “gray” and a snapshot of the artist’s process. Consisting of photographs, collage, and a site-specific installation, this show is an outgrowth of Rivas-Rogers’ visual investigations into places you see on your way to somewhere else.
On the main level, Crisis of Image features artists who seek equity in today’s saturated visual world by developing new methods related to the production of images.
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Valentine gifts for someone special or for yourself are here at George Mason University from noon -4pm on February 14, 2023. Satisfy your sweet tooth with Kingsbury Chocolates, find a handmade bag from Karina Gaull, pick up treats from Village
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