Latest from John Kelly
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A thrift shop photo album is full of mystery photographs of a D.C. family
Old photos can be hard to keep. Can these be reunited with family members?
- Jan 27, 2021
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Twenty-five years after her death, Eva Cassidy’s music is as timeless as ever
A new documentary on the Washington songbird has been released on YouTube.
- Jan 26, 2021
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The National Zoo’s wild naming inspiration, from Billy Joel to the Golden Girls
Why would anyone name a whooping crane “Mr. Zinc”? The reason is hard to swallow.
- Jan 25, 2021
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Knowing your loved ones’ habits will help guard against evil-clone infiltration
Do you know how to tell if someone near you is an enemy agent with a face transplant?
- Jan 24, 2021
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Washington was once wired with silent sentinels. Many of the call boxes remain.
In the days before 911, firefighters and police used a street-corner communications device.
- Jan 23, 2021
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For locals, this inauguration was like none they’ve ever experienced
It used to be that everyone got into the spirit. This time, the city is locked down.
- Jan 20, 2021
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The past will be present at Montgomery County’s virtual history conference
Confronting our history can teach us a lot in these tumultuous times.
- Jan 19, 2021
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Catch me if you can: An unlikely hummingbird is banded at a Virginia park
Bruce Peterjohn has banded 3,000 hummingbirds. Last week he banded one more.
- Jan 18, 2021
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Cross-purposes: What I learned as a very bad cross-country runner
Cold, wet and covered in mud is no way to go through life.
- Jan 17, 2021
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Pane in the glass: Here’s a clear-eyed look at how you make a curved window
Some Victorian homes have turrets with concave windows.
- Jan 16, 2021