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Signature Dish spotlights DCity Smokehouse and their new take on a classic half-smoke: "The Big Snoop"
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Signature Dish spotlights DCity Smokehouse and their new take on a classic half-smoke: "The Big Snoop"

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u/WETA_PBS — 3 days ago
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Mount Vernon was falling apart. A private group of women bought it, restored it, and changed how America thinks about preservation.

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u/WETA_PBS — 4 days ago
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The It's Academic championship episode is now live on YouTube — huge season for DC-area students

After a full season of some seriously sharp students going head-to-head, the championship episode is here. Montgomery Blair (Silver Spring, MD), Poolesville (Poolesville, MD), and St. Albans (Washington, DC) are the three schools that made it to the finale — but honestly, every team that competed this season deserves recognition.

It's Academic has been a DMV institution for decades, and this season reminded us exactly why. Congrats to all involved!

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u/WETA_PBS — 5 days ago
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Premiering tonight on the District Doc Collection: a film that asks the question every DC resident already lives with — should we be a state?

51st State is an award-winning short film exploring DC statehood through the perspective of one of the city's own Gen Z leaders — personal, local, and timely.

The film features cameos from Rep. Jamie Raskin, Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, and Sen. Raphael Warnock, and is part of our ongoing District Doc Collection on the WETA PBS YouTube channel.

Watch tonight: https://youtu.be/7-tO4nvanrk

Presented with thanks to DC/Dox.

What are your thoughts on DC statehood? Tell us in the comments!

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u/WETA_PBS — 9 days ago
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OTD in 1864, the first military burial was conducted at what is now Arlington National Cemetery

We produced a very moving documentary on the history, importance and gravity of Arlington National Cemetery in 2014, which can be viewed here.

u/WETA_PBS — 10 days ago
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OTD in 1991, DC Metro stations at Shaw and U Street opened, reconnecting neighborhoods devastated by riots and construction.

Workmen dig Metro Green Line tunnel in 1985. (Credit: Larry Levine, Metro Photograph Collection, DC Public Library)

December 28, 1991 marked an important milestone for the Metro and for Washington. As Metro workers handed out green "Welcome Aboard!" balloons, D.C.'s Congressional delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton addressed a crowd in front of the new Anacostia Metrorail station.

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For those huddled in the freezing temperatures, the day was a long time coming. Though the dashed green line (Metro's designation for a future line) had been included on system maps for years, the project faced countless setbacks due to budgeting, route disputes, and construction methods. But now — finally — the promises were coming true as the Anacostia, Navy Yard and Waterfront stations opened their fare gates.

Read more: https://boundarystones.weta.org/2018/06/19/metro-its-not-easy-being-green

u/WETA_PBS — 12 days ago
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District Docs: A new showcase for D.C.-focused documentary films

For those interested in local storytelling, WETA is hosting a new series called District Docs, with new films premiering every Thursday at 8pm on the WETA PBS YouTube channel. This showcase features independent, nonfiction films that explore the characters, communities, and history of the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia region.

While many of the featured filmmakers live and work here in the DMV, the series brings together a variety of creators to tell stories centered on our people and neighborhoods. The project is supported by partnerships with DC/DOX, Filmfest DC, and the Community Voice Lab at American University.

And you can start watching now! Our first film went live last night...

Dora Fugh Lee: A Life in Art
Synopsis: A direct descendent of a Chinese imperial family, Dora Fugh Lee would later become a renowned painter and teacher of art in the D.C. area.

Today, her works hang in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian’s National Portraits Gallery, and National Museum of Asian Art, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the National Cathedral and the University of Virginia.

How to watch the series:

u/WETA_PBS — 15 days ago
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If you love The Office, Twenty Twelve, or W1A, this one’s for you.

Welcome to the Nation Building Authority. It’s a government office tasked with “fixing” cities. Watch ambitious projects come together… then spectacularly derail for the most bureaucratic reasons imaginable.

We've been watching previews for a few weeks now and it's FUNNY. Think of it as...Spinal Tap for office workers.

Internationally called Dreamland, Utopia is exclusive to WETA and available to stream now on WETA+. It can also be seen on WETA UK, WETA PBS, and WETA Metro.

u/WETA_PBS — 16 days ago
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On May 5th, 1991, people took to the streets of Washington D.C.’s Mount Pleasant neighborhood to protest the police shooting of a young Salvadoran man, Daniel Gomez. Through testimony, song, poetry, and street theater, LA MANPLESA: An Uprising Remembered weaves together the collective memory of one of D.C.’s first barrios and dives into the roots of the '91 rebellion.

There will be a free screening of LA MANPLESA Friday, May 8th at 7pm in Lamont Plaza in Mt. Pleasant: https://www.instagram.com/lamanplesafilm/p/DWpmHg0jC4A/

The movie is also available to stream now on WETA+ with PBS Passport: https://wetaplus.org/show/america-reframed/video/la-manplesa-4cwrvc/

u/WETA_PBS — 17 days ago
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Geoff Bennett, co-anchor of PBS NewsHour, visited the MLK Jr. Memorial Library to discuss his new book, Black Out Loud. He shared how comedy clubs and television influenced conversations about race, identity, and American values. We appreciate Geoff Bennett for writing this important book and thank the DC Public Library for hosting the event and giving him a chance to share his work.

You can view the conversation here!

u/WETA_PBS — 17 days ago