Category: Washington (DC)

Trump’s Summer of Fun Ends With IndyCar Race on Streets of D.C.

The New York Times – On the Runway:
It was the final, major event planned for the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations. The president took a lap.
For Some in a Disrupted D.C., Grand Prix Is More Irritation Than Celebration

The New York Times – On the Runway:
Race preparations have snarled traffic, rerouted flights and forced the National Gallery of Art to conduct vibration tests.
Judge Is Asked to Block Inscription of Trump’s Name on Kennedy Center

The New York Times – Music:
The request from a Democratic lawmaker follows a decision by the Trump-allied board to add “Restored and Renovated by President Donald J. Trump” to the building.
The National Symphony Orchestra’s Next Season Will Be Miles From the Kennedy Center

The New York Times – Music:
The orchestra will play in six halls in the Washington area and tour to five states as the center moves to shut down for a two-year overhaul.
Killings Plunge in a City Once Known for Violence

The New York Times – On the Runway:
After decades of notoriously high murder totals, Baltimore and the people whose work entails dealing with the city’s most violent crimes are adjusting to a new reality.
Trump Concedes There Was ‘Some Contractor Error’ in Reflecting Pool Renovations

The New York Times – On the Runway:
The president had insisted for weeks that the landmarks’ algae-stained waters and peeling lining were the fault of vandals, not the project itself.
Blanche Defends Pirro but Says Trump Can Fire Her at Any Time

The New York Times – On the Runway:
The head of the Justice Department praised the U.S. attorney in Washington after her tense meeting with the president.
Pirro Meets With Trump at the White House After He Said She ‘Choked’ in Reflecting Pool Case

The New York Times – On the Runway:
President Trump said Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., “folded like an umbrella.” For now, her job appeared to be safe, according to two people familiar with the meeting.
Dulles Airport’s Reviled ‘People Movers’ May Be Lurching Into the Sunset

The New York Times – Travel:
A $22.5 billion redesign plan eliminates the “mobile lounges,” which were conceived as a way of making air travel more efficient. Many passengers found the opposite to be true.
Even the Rich Can’t Escape Cyclospora, Ticks, Heat Waves and Other Summer Scourges

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
With heat waves throttling the Northeast, lone star ticks on Martha’s Vineyard and cyclospora in our salads, not even the rich can escape the impact of climate change.
Even the Rich Can’t Escape Cyclospora, Ticks, Heat Waves and Other Summer Scourges

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
With heat waves throttling the Northeast, lone star ticks on Martha’s Vineyard and cyclospora in our salads, not even the rich can escape the impact of climate change.
The Artist Matthew Taylor Is Helping Trump Reshape Washington

The New York Times – Movies:
Matthew Taylor, a conceptual artist and political strategist, made influential ads and documentaries produced by Steve Bannon. Now he’s assisting the White House.