When Barack Obama moved out of his apartment on 109th Street decades ago, he noted in his memoir that he fled "due to lack of heat.” Now Apartment 3E at 142 West 109th Street is back on the ...

The rare presidential walk along the National Mall was documented and posted on the White House YouTube account. Along the way the President chatted and shook hands with various people on the street.

The itinerary is not exhaustive - the Obamas do get out a lot - and it's heavy with culinary establishments, including Ben's Chili Bowl on U Street, where president-elect Obama ate with Washington ...

Barack Obama was just another man on the street. He was walking from the Radisson to the River Music Experience, a block away, for an interview. There was no shouting crowd. No Secret Service.