Local News Booster Petula Dvorak Hailed by News Women
• April 10, 2025

The American News Women’s Club on April 3 honored one journalist who shapes the way Washingtonians connect with their community — from inspiring stories of local heroes to celebrating hidden […]

Editorial: Et Tu, WaPo?
• March 3, 2025

The hits just keep on coming. Since the installation of the new regime, we’ve seen mass firings with no warning. Unqualified and dangerous people put in charge of every agency. […]

Artswatch : Rubenstein Leaves KenCen; NGA’s Cornell Trove; Helen Hayes Nominations
• February 14, 2024

Rubenstein to Conclude Kennedy Center Chairmanship   Chair of the Kennedy Center’s board of trustees since 2010, philanthropist David M. Rubenstein, co-founder of the Carlyle Group global investment firm, will step […]

Editorial: Where, What Is the Vision for D.C.?
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The proposed move of the Washington Wizards and Washington Capitals from the Capital One Arena in downtown D.C. to Alexandria’s Potomac Yard has rattled hometown sports fans, residents, pundits and […]

Emmy’s Recap and a Remembrance
• January 16, 2024

Remembering The Washington Post’s Tom Shales: Pulitzer Prize-winning TV critic Tom Shales has died of complications from Covid and renal failure at the age of 79. Shales spent almost four […]

Witcover on Politics: The Stain of Indictment, from Agnew to Trump
• September 5, 2023

Fierce partisan division is underway within the Republican Party over the recent indictments of former President Donald Trump on numerous charges. He’s been implicated for federal election obstruction, mishandling classified […]

Farewell for Post’s Fred Ryan
• August 3, 2023

On Monday evening, July 31, Patty Stonesifer, Sally Buzbee and David Shipley hosted a farewell reception for Fred Ryan at the Washington Post headquarters on K Street.  The reception was […]

Neighbors & Legends: Jim Hoagland  
• July 12, 2023

    Meet a Georgetown neighbor who was face to face with Saddam Hussein, Muammar Gaddafi and Vladimir Putin.  Jim Hoagland may not even be the most famous journalist on his […]

Are We Normalizing Crime?   
• September 14, 2022

As we began to write this editorial, we noticed lots of commentary on the growing persistence of crime, close to home and across the nation. We noted the tragic loss […]

D.C. Students’ Pandemic Learning Loss Higher Than U.S. Average
• September 6, 2022

Just released scores from the national academic report on elementary and high school academic achievement known as PARCC, show that school children in Washington, D.C., public and charter schools experienced […]