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The Legacy of Dance
Susan Shields and Lauren Stucko share a unique bond that will last forever: Pink Girl.
Special | 3m 7s
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Life's Second Chances
A retired Army medic reflects on his time in Vietnam through his woodwork.
Special | 3m 32s
Providing a Touch of Home in Vietnam
Red Cross "Donut Dolly" Holley Watts discusses her experience in Vietnam in 1966-67.
Finding My Mother, Finding Myself: Kim and Huong O'Connell
A writer discusses her efforts to connect with her Vietnamese mother's elusive heritage.
Special | 4m 12s
Alexander Robey Shepherd: Man Who Built the Nation's Capital
John Richardson discusses Alexander Shepherd, controversial territorial governor of D.C.
Special | 3m 31s
World War I Hero: Arlington's John Lyon
WETA remembers Arlingtonian John Lyon who died heroically during WWI.
Special | 3m 33s
Walt Whitman in Washington, D.C.
Walt Whitman's experience in Washington during the Civil War was formative to his career.
Special | 3m 58s
Arlington Police Department: 75 Years Serving the Community
Captain Michelle Nuneville looks back on the history of the Arlington Police Department.
Lost Civil War History: Northern Virginia Contraband Camps
Civil War blogger Ron Baumgarten discusses a often-forgotten aspect of Civil War history.
Special | 3m 41s
Origins of the George Washington Memorial Parkway
David Lassman discusses the creation and of the George Washington Memorial Parkway.
Special | 3m 44s
Shenandoah: A Story of Conservation and Betrayal
Sue Eisenfeld discusses controversial history of Shenandoah National Park.
Capturing a Community: The Columbia Pike Documentary Project
Photographer Lloyd Wolf discusses the Columbia Pike Documentary Project's goals.
Special | 3m 42s
Joan Muholland: Arlington's Homegrown Civil Rights Hero
Arlington's Joan Muholland discusses her experience during the 1960s Civil Rights Movement
Special | 3m 39s
Arlington Fire Department: Decades of Serving the Community
Arlington, Virginia Fire Chief James Schwartz recalls fire department milestones.
Special | 3m 50s
Little Saigon: Arlington's Vietnamese Community
In the 1970s and 1980s, Arlington, VA was a destination for Vietnamese immigrants.
Three Questions with a D.C. Brewer
Kristi Griner, Head Brewer at Capitol City Brewing Company, discusses the DC beer scene.
Special | 1m 56s
Capital Beer: A Heady History of Brewing in Washington, D.C.
Author Garrett Peck discusses the history of brewing in the national capital region.
From Bolivia to Arlington
Bolivia-born Arlington, Virginia resident Luis Araya reflects on his experience.
Special | 3m 51s
Recreating Christian Heurich's Pre-Prohibition Lager
What happens when a homebrewer, a local business and a history museum join forces? Beer!
Special | 4m 29s
Mixing a Scofflaw
Columbia Room bartender J.P. Fetherston demonstrates how to make the Scofflaw.
Special | 1m 52s
Mixing a Rickey
Columbia Room bartender J.P. Fetherston demonstrates how to make the Rickey.
George Cassiday: Bootlegger to Congress
A profile of George Cassiday, a bootlegger to Congress during the days of Prohibition.
Special | 5m 2s
Model City of Prohibition?
Local author and historian Garrett Peck discusses Washington's history as a drinking city.
Special | 3m 12s