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Construction can finally begin on the long-delayed Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial slated for the National Mall after the National Park Service issued building permits Thursday for the project.
Repair work was under way Wednesday at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the National Mall as a private memorial fund took over landscaping and maintenance of 13 acres from the National Park Service.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is giving $10 million to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture planned for the National Mall in Washington.
The NFL Players Association is pledging to raise or donate $1 million to help build the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial planned for the National Mall in Washington.
Frustrated with poor maintenance by the federal government, the group that built the Vietnam War memorial is aiming to improve its little corner of the National Mall by taking over lawn care for 13.5 acres marred by weeds, moss and brown spots.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan is offering to pull some strings to get construction started on the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial planned for the National Mall.
Crumbling sidewalks near the Jefferson Memorial are sinking into the Tidal Basin. Reflecting pools are filled with green, smelly water. And millions of visitors have trampled the soil into virtual concrete where grass can't grow.
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will preside over the ninth National Book Festival, a daylong celebration of the joys of reading and literacy, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 26, on the National Mall.
The National Mall, known as America's "front yard" and stretching from the U.S. Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial, is finally getting a recycling program.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Wednesday that $750 million in economic stimulus money will go to restore and repair national parks nationwide, including about $55.8 million for the National Mall in Washington.
More than $55 million in economic stimulus money will be used to fix the National Mall, even though money for the renovations was removed during congressional debate on the stimulus package this winter.
The family of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has charged the foundation building a monument to the civil rights leader on the National Mall about $800,000 for the use of his words and image — an arrangement one leading scholar says King would have found offensive.
A glowing bronze crown meant to evoke historical imagery of African-Americans emerged Tuesday as the winning architectural concept for a new black history museum on the National Mall.
Rock band The Flaming Lips is headlining an Earth Day concert on the National Mall this weekend, and Chevy Chase is scheduled to help thank thousands who volunteered to improve parks and schools in 10 major cities.
If the uninsured were a political lobbying group, they'd have more members than AARP. The National Mall couldn't hold them if they decided to march on Washington.
Six design concepts for the future national black history museum planned for the National Mall were unveiled Friday, mostly breaking with the tradition of boxy Smithsonian Institution museums by showcasing earthy elements and varied shapes.
Emmy-award winner Tom Selleck visited the National Mall in Washington on Thursday to launch new exhibits for a traveling museum honoring Vietnam veterans.
First lady Michelle Obama on Thursday added a White House touch to a garden being planted at a federal agency near the National Mall.
Tens of thousands of abortion opponents rallied Thursday on the National Mall to mark the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade amid concerns they could face political setbacks under the new president.
Crowds are packing the National Mall from the Capitol to the Washington Monument as they await the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama as the nation's 44th president.
The National Park Service says it will rely on a media report that says 1.8 million people attended President Barack Obama's inauguration.
As he became a precedent-shattering president Tuesday, Barack Obama wrapped himself in deep traditions and familiar comforts.
Amid heavy anticipation of Barack Obama's swearing-in as president, crowds are forming on streets and near the National Mall to watch network and local television anchors talk up the story of the young new year.
Leaving the White House for the last time on Tuesday, President George W. Bush blew a kiss out the window of his presidential limousine, a gesture that capped an eight-year administration marked by two wars, recession and the biggest terrorist attack on U.S. soil.
A vast, excited crowd of more than 1 million bore witness Tuesday to a transfer of American power like none before it. The blare of regal trumpets and thunder of cannon were familiar. The transition from Republican to Democrat, and gray hair to dark, had happened before.
National Mall a National Disgrace? This is for all of those who fly into Reagan National Airport: How many of you have looked out the windows when the pilot announces he is banking over the famous monuments of Washington? How many have taken pride in this view? Unfortunately, like so much of the nation's capital, …
Neglected National Mall languishes Crumbling sidewalks near the Jefferson Memorial are sinking into the Tidal Basin. Reflecting pools are filled with green, smelly water.
No More Monuments to VictimhoodVictim monuments such as the Titanic Memorial in Southwest Washington, the Holocaust Museum, the Japanese American Memorial and, most recently, the Victims of Communism Memorial, are now so common that it is hard to imagine the capital without them.
Architects Chosen for Black History Museum A dream almost a century old moved another step closer to reality on Tuesday as the Smithsonian Institution chose a team led by David Adjaye, the celebrated Tanzanian-born architect, to design the National Museum of African American History and Culture, scheduled to open on the N …
Orion Spacecraft Mock-up in National MallNASA gave visitors to the National Mall in Washington a peek at a full-size mock-up of the spacecraft designed to carry U.S. astronauts back to the moon and then on to Mars one day.
Calibrated Method May Be Behind Obama's Not-Yet-Successful Outreach to RepublicansPresident Obama came to town pledging to douse petty squabbles and inaugurate a new era of bipartisanship. But after his first round of talks with congressional Republicans on the economic stimulus plan, some might ask if he's showing too much love.
House 'stimulus' plan spreads pork. by Guest Columnist DOUG LAMBORN. The so-called stimulus package that just passed the U.S. House will not only fail to accomplish its stated purpose, it will damage the economic health of our country for decades to come.
Officials admit big problems with inaugural crowding The U.S. senator in charge of the Congressional Inaugural Committee has acknowledged there were "significant problems" handling crowds that kept thousands of people with valid tickets from witnessing the inauguration of President Obama.
107-year-old: 'Nothing but the greatest!'At 107 years old, Cooper said she always believed she might live to see a black man sworn in as president of the United States.
A new beginning (A real break with the past)What happened here Tuesday wasn't just the transfer of power from one president to another. From the grounds of the Capitol, not far from the podium where Barack Obama took the oath of office, it seemed more like a whole new generation, a new era.
Lincoln Memorial Concert Kicks Off Festivities Bruce Springsteen, Beyoncé and Bono were headlining a concert at the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday that helped kick off three days of inaugural celebrations, but the real star of the show was President-elect Barack Obama.
Mall Area "Flush" With PortaJohnsNever in the annals of the nation have so many porta-potties gathered for so much common good. Or rather, common need.
Government attempting to restrict use of National MallAt a public meeting called by the National Park Service on Saturday, January 12 in Washington, D.C., representatives from Grassroots America, the Partnership for Civil Justice, ANSWER Coalition, Nicaragua Network, ImpeachBush.org and others demanded that there be no new restricti …
Vietnam War Memorial gets Christmas tree, hand-made decorationsOrganizers for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund couldn't ask for a more perfect winter morning for their annual Christmas Tree at the Wall ceremony.
The 15 Attractions every American needs to see During the 4th of July holiday, I had the pleasure of being at the birth place of our democratic process - Independence Hall in Philadelphia. If you have not had the opportunity to tour the hall and see the Liberty Bell, then I urge every American to do so.
It's National Kite Flying Day at the National Mall, Washington, DC, so I just had to inaugurate my new foldable bicycle with a day on the Mall.
Black history museum to be built on National Mall in DC"The National Museum of African American History and Culture will be built on the National Mall near the Washington Monument, the Smithsonian Institution said Monday."
Site for African American History Museum announcedThe Smithsonian announced that the site for the planned National Museum of African American History and Culture is on the National Mall near the Washington Monument.
Street closures, security cameras for anti-abortion marchStreets will be closed around the National Mall for the anti-abortion March for Life, the annual protest of the Roe v. Wade decision. D.C. surveillance cameras will operate again during the march for security purposes.
A Future for the Smithsonian Castle?Could the Smithsonian's Arts and Industries Building be revived as a central exhibition space on the National Mall? The Post's Blake Gopnik considers what it would take to revive the ailing jewel.
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