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Insider's Guide: Rebecca Roberts, Program Director at the Historic Congressional Cemetery
With Halloween coming, what a good time to check out what the program director at Congressional Cemetery thinks are great places to visit. Rebecca Roberts, a DC-area...
Insider's Guide: Philippa P.B. Hughes, Chief Creative Contrarian
Philippa P.B. Hughes is the Chief Creative Contrarian, who works to catalyz the culturally curious to participate, innovate, engage, and conspire with passion, awesomeness, inspiration, generosity, and ingenuity. To achieve this...
Insider's Guide: Jan-Erik Hauge, Head Chef for the Royal Norwegian Embassy
Cultural Tourism DC asked some prominent Washingtonians to share with us their favorite places or events that are special and unique to DC
Jan-Erik Hauge is the Head Chef for the Royal Norwegian Embassy in...
Insider's Guide: Bob Ramin, Executive Director of the National Aquarium in Washington, DC
Cultural Tourism DC asked some prominent Washingtonians to share with us their favorite places or events that are special and unique to DC.
Bob Ramin is the executive director of the National Aquarium in...
Insider's Guide: Chris Shaheen, Manager of the DC Office of Planning’s Public Space Program
Cultural Tourism DC asked some prominent Washingtonians to share with us their favorite places or events that are special and unique to DC.
Chris Shaheen manages the DC Office of Planning’s Public...
Insider's Guide: Crystal Palmer, Director of the Office of Motion Picture and Television Development
Cultural Tourism DC asked some prominent Washingtonians to share with us their favorite places or events that are special and unique to DC
Crystal Palmer is the Director of the Office of Motion Picture and...
Insider's Guide: Kia Chatmon, Chair, Deanwood History Committee & Deanwood Working Group
Cultural Tourism DC asked some prominent Washingtonians to share with us their favorite places or events that are special and unique to DC.
Kia Chatmon served as the chair of the Deanwood Working Group...
Insiders Guide: Josh Gibson - Executive Director, Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington Education Foundation
Cultural Tourism DC asked some prominent Washingtonians to share with us their favorite places or events that are special and unique to DC.
Josh Gibson is the executive director of the Restaurant Association...
Insiders Guide: Amanda McClements - Food Writer, Metrocurean
Cultural Tourism DC asked some prominent Washingtonians to share with us their favorite places or events that are special and unique to DC.
For five years, food writer Amanda McClements, has been dishing up...
Insiders Guide: Jim Byers, WPFW Latin Flavor host & Arlington Cultural Affairs Marketing Director
Cultural Tourism DC asked some prominent Washingtonians to share with us their favorite places or events that are special and unique to DC.
Jim Byers, WPFW Latin Flavor host, Arlington Cultural Affairs Marketing...
Insiders Guide: Erik Moses, Senior Vice President & Managing Director - Washington Convention and Sports Authority
Cultural Tourism DC asked some prominent Washingtonians to share with us their favorite places or events that are special and unique to DC.
Erik Moses is the Senior Vice President & Managing Director of...
Insiders Guide: Peter DiMuro -- Executive Director, Dance/MetroDC
Cultural Tourism DC asked some prominent Washingtonians to share with us their favorite places or events that are special and unique to DC.
Peter DiMuro is the Executive Director of Dance/DC Metro, an...
Insiders Guide: George Hawkins -- General Manager, DC Water
Cultural Tourism DC asked some prominent Washingtonians to share with us their favorite places or events that are special and unique to DC.
George S. Hawkins is General Manager of the District of Columbia Water...
Insiders Guide: Wanda Aikens -- Executive Director, Ward 7 Arts Collaborative
Wanda Aikens is the Executive Director of the Ward 7 Arts Collaborative a non-profit organization that promotes, fosters and trains talent and creativity throughout Ward 7. Wanda is a third-generation...
Insiders Guide: Mark Plotkin
Mark Plotkin -- WTOP, Political Commentator, names his top 5 favorite places to visit in Washington DC.
Cultural Tourism DC has asked some prominent Washingtonians...
Cultural Tourism DC’s Insiders Guide - Must See While in DC
Linda Harper, Executive Director of Cultural Tourism DC
Summer is now in full swing and DC is busting with activities. Visitors are flooding the Mall and residents are swarming to their favorite spots. Everyone from...
WalkingTown DC has Devoted Fans
Have you heard about the WalkingTown DC fans? You know, the ones who look forward to the bi-annual event that features more than 100 walking and biking tours throughout the city. This year, I thought I would give it a try and see what all the...
Happy Trails DC! Well . . . Happy Tour Trails!
So many tours, so little time! This Saturday and Sunday, May 22 and 23, I will be attending the spring edition of the biannual WalkingTown DC and BikingTown DC. These two days are packed with more than 100 free tours, more...
Full circle in Columbia Heights
By Larry Rosen
Rockville
To me, the most important thing to happen in the region this year might seem small to someone else: the unveiling of permanent heritage signs in the Columbia Heights neighborhood.
In October, 19 new...
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