This summer, District children may be able to get a free eye exam — and free glasses, if they need them. DC Public Library ...

The Library of Congress’s National Book Festival is rolling back into downtown Washington on Saturday, Aug. 22, taking over ...

Mel Johnson is the founder and executive director of StoreHouse, the first Black-run food bank in the country.

Under Berstler’s watch, the library survived a pandemic, eliminated overdue fines, won a statewide innovation award and ...

The same company that originally put the “American flag blue” sealant down on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool will do ...

The organization's ultimate goal is to identify the names of all 10 million people who were enslaved in North America whose names have been lost to history, in order to bring dignity to the enslaved ...

America250 has unveiled the contents of America’s Time Capsule, which features letters, artifacts, and objects from across ...

The annual Independence Day parade in Washington, D.C., was canceled late Friday due to sweltering temperatures in the nation ...

As temperatures baganThe most dangerous stretch of the heat wave begins Thursday. An extreme heat warning is in effect from ...

President Trump said extreme heat in the nation's capital on July 4 won't stop him from giving his big speech ahead of the ...

The DMV is under a heat advisory on Wednesday, leading into a Heat Watch for Thursday and Friday. DC Mayor Muriel Bowser ...

The Kanawha County Public Library announced, on June 30, 2026, that the Nitro Public Library would end its affiliation with ...