via U.S. Botanic Garden

Exciting news from U.S. Botanic Garden:

“Want to know more about the fabulously foul corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum)? Drop by the back of the Tropics house tomorrow morning (Friday, April 19) in our Conservatory to talk with Nate, learn about how the Garden grows and cares for its collection of corpse flowers, why these blooms stink, and the plant’s fascinating life cycle. Bring your questions and connect with plant science professionals in this Expert Is In program.

Friday, April 19, 2024
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Eastern
Location: Conservatory Tropics House
This is a drop-in program. No registration needed.

We have a corpse flower bloom developing, with a potential peak bloom date of April 29-30.”


From MPD:

“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Financial and Cyber Crimes Unit seek the community’s assistance in identifying and locating suspects who used card skimming devices in Establishments in the District.

In the below offenses, a skimmer was located, inside of an establishment, by an employee. MPD responded to the locations and seized the card skimmer as evidence. (more…)



courtesy 1310 Kitchen & Bar | 1310 Wisconsin Ave, NW

From an email:

“Forget a full-fledged formal dinner and opt for savory, vegan and vegetarian friendly bar bites and bold beverages at wallet-friendly prices. In the newly renovated Georgetown Inn lobby entrance and its adjacent restaurant, 1310 Kitchen & Bar, everything has gone all modern with clean, sleek lines! (more…)


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