Ledroit Park News

One of the worst fears that people have is being attacked by bees. The neighborhood of LeDroit Park in Washington DC recently got a visit from thousands of bees.

During the segregation era when Washington, D.C.'s U Street corridor was known as "Black Broadway," the Howard Theatre was its crown jewel.

During the age of segregation, Washington, D.C.'s Howard Theatre was one of the country's first large venues to welcome black audiences and performers.

A gay activist in Washington is the first African-American man to be elected to the Log Cabin Republicans' national board of directors.

View Photo Gallery - The Howard Theatre's rebirth:For those Washingtonians who remember the Howard Theatre's heyday, the theater's rebirth stirs a mix of curiosity and excitement for what is new, and nostalgia and melancholy for what has been lost.