WTOP’s Beer of the Week: Schönram Heller Bock

By Brennan Haselton
July 24, 2026 | 4:41 AM

So how does one get a job at this brewery?

WTOP’s Brennan Haselton is joined by Neighborhood Restaurant Group Beer Director and James Beard Award nominee Greg Engert to talk about Schönram Heller Bock for the latest edition of WTOP’s Beer of the Week.

Brewery: Landbrauerei Schönram, Schönram, Germany

Description: A fruity heller bock brewed by master brewers in such a way that it remains easily drinkable.

ABV: 7.8%

Pairing suggestions: Ham, sausage and pork knuckles, barbecue, grilled steaks, fried seafood, crab cakes and smoked trout dip

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National Museum of the American Latino to be housed in historic Smithsonian building

By Neal Augenstein
September 1, 2026 | 10:36 AM

The Smithsonian Institution has decided to put the National Museum of the American Latino into an existing, historic building, rather than constructing a new one. The Smithsonian Board of Regents on Monday designated the Arts and Industries Building, a 145-year-old redbrick Victorian structure located between the Smithsonian Castle and the Hirshhorn Museum, as the permanent site of the National Museum of the American Latino, which Congress authorized in 2020. In 2022, the Smithsonian narrowed its survey for permanent locations for the National Museum of the American Latino and the American Women's History Museum to four locations near the National Mall on land owned by the National Park Service. The Arts and Industries Building, located at 900 Jefferson St. SW, was one of the four sites. New construction on National Park Service land would require congressional approval. However, since the Smithsonian already owns the Arts and Industries Building, the institution can place the National Museum of the American Latino in the existing building without additional legislation.

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