Trevor Noah Mocks Washington for Hosting ‘Superspreader' Event at Correspondents' Dinner

NBC DC (Entertainment News) 4/30 8:44P Elizabeth Both

Comedian Trevor Noah took aim at lawmakers on both sides of the aisle and praised the important role played by journalists as he marked the return of the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday, April 30 in Washington D.C.

DC mayor tests positive for COVID-19, reports mild symptoms

The Washington Times (Culture) 4/7 5:21A Ashraf Khalil

WASHINGTON Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Thursday that she tested positive for COVID-19 and would work at home while following isolation protocols. In a series of messages posted to Twitter, Bowser said she took an at-home test...

D.C.-area Mormon temple to hold first public tours in 48 years

The Washington Times (Culture) 3/22 2:12A Sean Salai

The Washington D.C. Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints will allow public tours for the first time in 48 years as it reopens from an extensive four-year renovation. A page on the temple s website says the 160,000-square-foot...

'Freedom Convoy' leaves Spokane for Washington, D.C.

The Washington Times (Culture) 3/3 6:25A

SPOKANE, Wash. Onlookers cheered from overpasses as a string of cars drove down Interstate 90 as part of a Freedom Convoy, which organizers say is headed to Washington D.C. in protest of COVID-19 restrictions. Wednesday's event left Spokane with...

D.C.'s storied role as an incubator of Black chess in America

The Washington Times (Culture) 2/22 9:39A David R. Sands

As a matter of fact, one can claim the greater Washington D.C. metropolitan area was the cradle for Black chess in America. Local writer and two-time D.C. chess champion Gregory Kearse made that claim in a seminal 1998 article for Chess Life,...