Where: Royal Sonesta Boston, Cambridge, MA; 617-806-4200. What’s special: Overlooking the Charles River, the hotel offers terrific views of the Boston skyline. Guests can enjoy a 24-hour fitness ...

When it comes to the ongoing algae struggles of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, history repeats itself. Just as former President Barack Obama had to drain the pool after his $34 million repairs ...

And why on earth is the Trump administration so bent on closing the Kennedy Center in the first place? The situation has become fairly labyrinthine, but if you care about the fate of the Kennedy ...

Good morning. Sunny today without much humidity and a high around 82. A low near 62 overnight. The Mystics host the Minnesota Lynx tonight at CareFirst Arena. The Nationals host Philadelphia ...

The Washington Wizards’ long, strange, often painful rebuild finally has its prize: AJ Dybantsa. After many seasons spent wandering through a wilderness of trading veterans, collecting prospects, ...

Barcelona-born chef Pepe Moncayo fused Spanish and Japanese flavors at his former restaurant Cranes and offered a modern take on Catalan cuisine at short-lived Arrels. His latest gig is something ...

My best friend was born on the Fourth of July. In recent years—some difficult years for the country—that has given me a level of plausible deniability. I still go to the beach and watch fireworks and ...

As America celebrates its 250th birthday, here’s how to enjoy—and endure—the festivities in the Washington area. This fleet of six “mobile museums” offers exhibits on the American Revolution—including ...

Stop and smell the roses—plus the magnolias, orchids, bluebonnets, and saguaro cactus blossoms—at this outdoor display of official flowers from each US state and territory. Through October 12.

Assuming it survives ongoing legal challenges, Trump’s planned East Wing redux, a 90,000-square-foot building atop an underground military complex, will feature “bio-defense,” “bomb shelters,” “very ...

Were you thinking of hiking the Shenandoah National Park section of the Appalachian Trail anytime soon? That’s cute. There appears to be a norovirus outbreak in that area, the National Park Service ...