The fountains in DC are back on. It turns out that decline was 'a choice.'

America is turning 250, and for the first time in years, its capital is starting to look the part.Political insider Ken Farnaso has lived in Washington for 13 years. In that time, he never once saw a certain D.C. fountain turned on. Last week, he watched it run for the first time. "Honestly, I don't think many Washingtonians thought it would ever come back. ... It's more beautiful than I expected," he wrote on X. 'D.C. is looking beautiful. The fountains are almost all open.'The transformation e...