Rick Snider

3 weeks ago | ricksniderswashington.com | Rick Snider

It’s a common question from both tourists and friends – what’s something different to see in town? It’s a question I find as wide open as the ocean and as difficult to cross. A few questions come first by me. Inside or out? Walking long or short? Artsy or not? I don’t live downtown so I don’t know the best corner coffee shop, small bookstore or boutique with the coolest things. I specialize in big monuments and great stories of the city stretching from the Capitol to Arlington National Cemetery.

3 weeks ago | yardbarker.com | Rick Snider

ASHBURN, Va. - Daron Payne is enjoying a second act. The Washington Commanders defensive tackle is the final survivor of a line that once sported four first-rounders. That line, however, has undergone massive change. While Payne even signed a four-year, $93 million deal in 2023 after 11.5 sacks the previous season, Chase Young was traded, Jon Allen released and Montez Sweat left as a free agent over the past two years. Washington is now rebuilding the line for the second straight year around Payne.

3 weeks ago | ricksniderswashington.com | Rick Snider

Like a lot of stories, this one starts with a family member. After all, my family has been in Washington since the early 1800s. A distant cousin I never knew emailed me about a blog entry on his grandfather and my grand uncle (which most people wrongly say great uncle) named Fallas Broche, who spent six weeks in the U.S. Army before discharged because World War I ended while he was in boot camp. Fallas was later buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

3 weeks ago | ricksniderswashington.com | Rick Snider

It has been called “the city’s ugliest statue.” Indeed, fine arts commissions were established afterwards to prevent such monstrosities while a Senate resolution once tried to move it. But the Temperance Fountain at Seventh St. and Pennsylvania Ave. N.W. across from the U.S. Navy Memorial endures. And surely torments. And doesn’t work anymore. Created by San Francisco dentist Henry D.

1 month ago | yardbarker.com | Rick Snider

ASHBURN, Va. – Washington Commanders coach Dan Quinn didn’t take a breath, cut back a snap or lessen the tempo during the team’s first practice since the NFC Championship Game. It’s always go time. “We are always the hunters,” Quinn said. “We’ve got a lot to prove. We’re going after it. The hunter is a mindset. That doesn’t change.”No wonder quarterback Jayden Daniels went deep on third down during his two-minute drill in April 28 practice.