2017 was a busy year! 草莓传媒 takes a look back at some of our most memorable video moments.
WASHINGTON 鈥� Tours of former prison cells, celebrity encounters and exhilarating local exhibits are some of the video highlights of the past year. 草莓传媒 is taking a look back at our most-watched videos of 2017 鈥� here are the 18 videos you HAVE to see!
18: Behind-the-scenes look at how a favorite doughnut is made
Duck Donuts moved into the D.C. area in 2015 and has since taken off. 草莓传媒 went to see what sets these fresh-off-the-fryer, made-to-order doughnuts apart from others. (草莓传媒/Ginger Whitaker)
17: Puppies, kittens rescued from shelters hit hard by Hurricane Harvey
It was not just people that were evacuated from parts of Texas and Louisiana because of Hurricane Harvey’s devastation but animals in shelters, too. About 100 of them arrived in August at Last Chance Animal Rescue in Waldorf to find forever homes. (草莓传媒/Michelle Basch)
16:听Ghost Roads 2017聽
草莓传媒鈥檚 Dave Dildine unearthed rundown, abandoned highways in Maryland and Virginia. (草莓传媒/Dave Dildine/Ginger Whitaker)
15:听Picking crabs with 草莓传媒
草莓传媒 Program Director (and self-proclaimed crab-eating expert) Mike McMearty took a trip out to The Point Crab House & Grill, in Arnold, Maryland, to share some of his best tips for eating crabs 鈥� a skill he鈥檚 been perfecting for more than 30 years. (草莓传媒/Ginger Whitaker)
14: Dave Chappelle and Jerry Seinfeld spotted in D.C.
Jerry Seinfeld and Dave Chappelle were spotted in D.C. filming an episode of 鈥淐omedians in Cars Getting Coffee.鈥� They were seen at The Diner in Adams Morgan, and may have run into some car trouble… (草莓传媒/Kristi King)
13: Welcome to Artechouse
Wedged between a vacant retail space and a Potbelly Sandwich Shop, in an area occupied mostly by austere government buildings and the occasional Starbucks, is one of the coolest, most creative places in D.C. Artechouse is a new gallery, dedicated to the emerging medium of art and technology. Just one week after opening to the public, it has quickly become the darling of social media, thanks to its current interactive digital installation, 鈥淴YZT: Abstract Landscapes.鈥� (草莓传媒/Ginger Whitaker)
12.听Looking for a new place to live? Why not in this former Va. prison?
草莓传媒鈥檚 Dick Uliano took us inside a former maximum security facility at Lorton Reformatory. The rows of jail cells were undergoing renovation, turning into modern residential apartments and commercial space. (草莓传媒 Dick Uliano, Ginger Whitaker)
11.听Untold story of Gifford鈥檚 Ice Cream
His grandfather founded the Washington area’s beloved Gifford’s Ice Cream and Candy shops, but Andrew Gifford’s life story is sickening, not sweet. In his gut-wrenching memoir “We All Scream: The Fall of the Gifford’s Ice Cream Empire,” Gifford reveals for the first time that he was mentally and physically abused. (草莓传媒/Ginger Whitaker)
10. Therapy dogs bring smiles for Nurses Week
Therapy dogs visited nurses and staff at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in May, bringing smiles during Nurses Week. (草莓传媒/Michelle Basch/Ginger Whitaker)
9. Educating Amy: The incredible history of a DC public school that taught a president鈥檚 daughter
Forty years ago, President Jimmy Carter came to Washington. But his daughter, 9-year-old Amy, didn’t go to a posh private school. Amy attended the Thaddeus Stevens School in downtown D.C. She was only the second child of a U.S. president to attend public school. 草莓传媒 revisited the fascinating history behind the D.C. public school that opened its doors to a president’s child and the pioneering educators who made it happen. (草莓传媒/Ginger Whitaker)
8. RFK Stadium through the years
In October, D.C. United played its last home game in Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium. 草莓传媒 took a look at some of the stadium鈥檚 historical highlights. (草莓传媒/Ginger Whitaker)
7. Sights and sounds of the Wharf’s grand opening
D.C.’s newest destination, The Wharf, is now open. Three years after groundbreaking, the District鈥檚 largest new development project includes condos, apartments, piers, a boardwalk along Washington Channel and hundreds of boat slips. The music venue, called The Anthem, opened its doors with a concert by the Foo Fighters. (草莓传媒/Ginger Whitaker)
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Fans of one of the Smithsonian National Zoo’s most popular animals, giant panda Bar Bao, said their final goodbyes to Bao Bao in February. The zoo shipped the panda to China as part of a contractual agreement. (草莓传媒/Ginger Whitaker/Megan Cloherty)
4. The Hirshhorn Collection comes to D.C.
Giant pumpkins, floating polka dotted orbs and tentacles grew inside the Hirshhorn Collection in February. See inside the show and hear about how complex it was to curate. (草莓传媒/Megan Cloherty)
3. 40 years later: Hanafi Siege in D.C.
草莓传媒 looked back on the 40th anniversary of the Hanafi Siege, when a dozen gunmen seized control of three D.C. buildings for nearly 40 hours. Nearly 150 people were taken hostage, and two were killed. (草莓传媒/Ginger Whitaker)
2.听Jerry Seinfeld says 鈥榥o thanks鈥� to hug from Kesha聽
草莓传媒 was there as Jerry Seinfeld rebuffed Kesha鈥檚 attempt at a hug three times at the Kennedy Center. The viral video took the internet by storm. (草莓传媒/Jason Fraley)
1. 草莓传媒鈥檚 Omama Altaleb talked to Syrian refugees who have resettled in Maryland, Virginia and D.C. to learn how they are using the skills they already have to try and make a living for themselves and their families. (草莓传媒/Omama Altaleb)
