About 400 sites managed by the National Park Service are facing a maintenance backlog estimated at more than $24 billion, but the money aimed for repairs is being diverted. The Washington Post reports the Trump administration has used at least $90 million from national park entry fees to help pay for beautification efforts in the … Read more
President Trump’s push to renovate landmarks in Washington, D.C., ahead of America’s 250th birthday is drawing criticism from critics who say the process is being conducted without the usual approvals. Taurean Small explains. Source link
In Boston, there are three signs that winter has finally lost its grip: The appearance of marathon runners, the cheerful yellow daffodils that line its streets, and the fleshy, pink and white blooms of magnolia trees whose branches sway against a backdrop of stately brownstone homes in the Back Bay neighborhood. Spring has arrived. The … Read more
Trump’s top arts commissioner details proposed triumphal arch in DC Rodney Mims Cook Jr., Chairman of the US Commission of Fine Arts, details President Donald Trump’s vision for a 166-foot triumphant arch in Washington D.C. Cook clarifies the project’s scale, comparing it to Paris’s Arc de Triomphe, and discusses historical plans for multiple arches across … Read more