Washington Monument News

Anyone else see Food Network Iron Chef? There was a promo commercial touting a 2 hour episode with a "very special guest" while showing the Washington Monument.

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Statues don't get much better than the one atop the Washington Monument. You haven't noticed? There's the father of our country, resigning his commission, wearing his uniform -- and wrapped in a gently flowing toga.

If you've missed it, that's because a true appreciation of the Washington Monument requires traveling to Baltimore, which has the Washington Monument, the very first undertaken in this country to honor our first president. It was completed in 1829. The one in the District, also the work of architect Robert Mills, wasn't begun until 1848 and took forever to finish -- until the end of 1884.

His name and voice go hand-in-hand with your commute. For 30 years, WTOP's Bob Marbourg has been the voice guiding you around D.C. area traffic, getting you home safely.

The Danbury Middle School eighth-grade class took a four-day educational trip last week to Gettysburg and Washington, D.C. The students left the Danbury school parking lot at 6:45 a.m. and spent their first day in Gettysburg, Pa.

In many cities, a suburban stay equals hours on the train each morning and night.

Washington DC's Arena Stage under construction to become the Mead Center for the American Theater.

Directed by Roland Emmerich. Written by Roland Emmerich and Harald Kloser. Rated PG-13. 2012 Completing his multifilm vendetta against the world's tourist trade, German-born director Roland Emmerich sends the mother of all storms to level the Washington Monument , the Eiffel Tower , and a priest-filled Vatican City in his newest end-times thriller, ...

To try DC Central Kitchen's house-brined pickles, click here for the recipe. Just a couple of blocks from the Washington Monument, the air carried the ripe, green scent of tomato plants, which were nestled in planters made from salvaged oak and locust planks.

Crews were expected to begin moving a notable cell phone tower on Sunday to make way for an expansion on Interstate 55.

The contestants are now competing individually. In tonight's episode, they all travel to Washington DC for a public workout at the Washington Monument, for a salad at the White House, and then a weigh-in on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

The Washington Monument can be seen through two oak trees on the National Mall in Washington, DC.

More Virgin blogging: I'm on my way *back* from a one-day visit to Washington DC for a NEMA WG6 meeting.

On tonight's Biggest Loser , the remaining contestants head to D.C. for a challenge, a lobbying session, another challenge, and a visit to the White House.

The Pyramids, the Washington Monument and Jenga are all examples of how the ability to create stackable things separates man from beast.

Obama: I want you to know I believe in a strong and loyal opposition. But what I reject is when some folks are on the sidelines and root for failure on health care ... or they root for failure on getting the Olympics.

WASHINGTON - Alfred Denissen raised up from his wheelchair parked among the 400,000 or so white marble headstones in Arlington National Cemetery.

The Ridgeland cell-phone tower that is a miniature knockoff of the Washington Monument will be relocated in another week or two, an official with H.C. Bailey Companies said.

Traffic is seen during this long shutter exposure of vehicles traveling on Washington's Capitol beltway in Fairfax County, Virginia.

A replica of the Washington Monument in Ridgeland is being moved 500 feet to make way for the widening of Interstate 55 and installation of a new interchange.