How the DC region is gearing up for the solar eclipse
Thousands of curious onlookers are watching the solar eclipse on the National Mall and elsewhere in the D.C. area on Monday afternoon as extraterrestrial event’s peak nears.
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Thousands of curious onlookers are watching the solar eclipse on the National Mall and elsewhere in the D.C. area on Monday afternoon as extraterrestrial event’s peak nears.
Fencing going up near Columbus Circle at Union Station in January 2021. Fencing going up in January by Elvert Barnes licensed under Creative Commons. For more than a year, public life in DC has been gradually drained. First COVID-19 made it unsafe to congregate or interact with people outside our “bubbles.” Over summer 2020, authorities responded to widespread demonstrations by shutting off access to some of our most iconic public squares and parks. On January 6, the physical foundations of our cherished democratic institutions were egregiously assaulted, prompting even greater restri...