In a typical summer filled with high-cost blockbuster productions, the documentary “Sweetgrass” was a welcome break from the normalcy of film. Described by the Washington Post as “part documentary, part western and part anthropological study,” it is the un-narrated story of Montana sheepherders who take their herd up the Absaroka-Beartooth Mountains for summer grazing — [...]

The concept of car-sharing is no newcomer to the DC region — Massachusetts-based Zipcar opened its DC office in 2001, and Seattle-based Flexcar was also in the area (before its merger with Zipcar). However, bicycle-sharing for commuters (as opposed to tourists) hasn’t been as quick to catch on. SmartBike DC is a self-service public bike [...]