It is indeed good news to see the the US Geodetic Survey is in the process of measuring height at the Washington Monument (and other public buildings on the Mall) to check for subsidence after last August's earthquake. Read More...

Today's Washington Post has my Letter to the Editor responding to Philip Kennicott's commentary on the Washington Monument security meeting last week. Read More...

In today's Washington Post, Philip Kennicott perfectly captures what we've encountered ever since creation of the National Coalition to Save Our Mall ten years ago. Read More...

The front page of today's Washington Post features a story (see below) about a proposed new security screening facility for visitors to the Washington Monument. Read More...

Today's UPDATE includes the formal Press Release announcing open registration for the Washington Monument ideas competition as well as an article about the competition in today's Washington Post. Read More...

In yesterday's Washington Post, culture critic Phil Kennicott finds glimmers of hope in a group of Congressional dissenters to the security mania marring access to our most symbolic public buildings. How can Congress and the public get decision-makers to look seriously at creative alternatives to this barricade mentality? Read More...

Power has been restored following Sunday's wild storm so we can send you from last Sunday's Washington Post culture critic Phil Kennicott's thoughtful follow-up essay about the proposed Latino museum, lessons learned from the American Indian Museum on the Mall, and how we conceive museums that will be still relevant in 2050. Read More...

In Sunday's Washington Post, culture critic Philip Kennicott reviewed the site selection options for the Latino Museum and called on the District of Columbia government and Latino Museum Commission to take a long view. Read More...

This letter below is in response to The Washington Post's July 4th "Topic A," "What would you do to change America's front yard?" Read More...