DowntownerDC: Welcome to the World, Baby Linh Mai!

Published on March 9, 2026
National Zoo’s Elephant Calf Named  The Asian elephant calf born on Feb. 2 at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute now has a name. The little one, called Linh Mai (pronounced LIN-my), is the first elephant born at the zoo in […]
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At Meridian, History Takes Shape From Every Angle

March 5, 2026
By Mia Pech Guests gathered at Meridian International Center last Thursday for the opening of “America: An Unfinished Portrait,” a new exhibition by sculptor Zachary Oxman. Held at Meridian’s historic […]

Georgetown Time Machine: It Takes GUTS

March 9, 2026
This week for Georgetown Time Machine, I’m checking out an absolutely adorable little red bus. The photo comes from the DC Historical Society and it shows an early iteration of the GUTS Bus.GUTS is the Georgetown jitney bus. I would have guessed that it stood for Georgetown University Transportation System, but no. The ‘S’ stands for “Society”. Which is way fancier.This photo is from 1979. The bus