For more than 47 years, a D.C.-area family has made the medals for the Kennedy Center Honors — gold-plated medallions outfitted with satin ribbons in rainbow colors and presented to luminaries ...

If you’ve ever seen the Kennedy Center Honors award ceremony, you can envision the rainbow ribbon with a gold name plate hanging around the neck of some of the nation’s most treasured artists.

Members of Kiss said they were “deeply honored” by the upcoming recognition of the band at the Kennedy Center Honors, despite their ongoing clashes with President Donald Trump, the center’s chairman. ...