Jackson Art Center Hits Another Bump

July 12, 2017

There’s good news and there’s maybe bad news about the Jackson Art Center’s proposed 20-year lease renewal. The nonprofit artists’ collective has occupied the historic Jackson School building at 3050 […]

1 Dead in Double Shooting on K Street


The perpetrators of the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old from Severn, Maryland, and the shooting of another unidentified man around 3 a.m. Saturday morning, July 8, on Water Street (K […]

Letter to the Editor


I fully support the Georgetown-Burleith Advisory Neighborhood Commission in its opposition to the proposed Wawa retail developments. Such retail brands in prominent Georgetown locations will only dilute Georgetown’s quality and […]

Jack Evans Report


With barely any time to enjoy the pleasant spring weather, summer has come roaring back to the District — and, with it, 90-degree temperatures and thick, humid air. This is […]

Overheard at Lunch: D.C. Gossip Girls


Mika Drags in Melania After attacking MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski on Twitter, saying she was “bleeding badly from a facelift,” President Donald Trump is involved in a vicious war of […]

Downtowner DC


$2 Million for Food & Friends  The nonprofit Food & Friends has received two million dollars from Fleur, Sidney and Phyllis Bresler and the Bresler Foundation. The gift was announced […]

Family-Friendly Concert Series Wraps Up in Rose Park


Close to 200 kids and grown-ups spread out on blankets and chairs in Rose Park July 9, nibbling all types of picnic fare — as well as free Sprinkles cupcakes […]

Dumbarton Oaks Gardens Closed for 8 Months


On Monday, July 10, the gardens at Georgetown’s Dumbarton Oaks — the Harvard-owned research library that exhibits Byzantine and Pre-Columbian art and artifacts in a pavilion designed by Philip Johnson […]

Mented Cosmetics Launches in D.C.


Mented Cosmetics Launches in D.C. Mented Cosmetics, a premium beauty line designed specifically for women of color, hosted its first ever pop-up at Femme Fatale in Washington, D.C. Founders K.J. […]

Evans Feted at Political Club


Council member Jack Evans was feted at the Women’s National Democratic Club at Dupont Circle June 22. Stories — serious or otherwise — filled the room as friends applauded the […]