Weekly Arts Round Up, October 1, 2020

October 1, 2020

Taste and Shop Georgetown kicks off on Oct. 5. Also coming up in the nabe: the Blessing of the Animals at St. John’s and fall classes at Hinckley Pottery.

Weekend Round Up June 13, 2019

June 13, 2019

The 2019 DC Jazz Festival will shoot the works with free afternoon and evening shows on Saturday and Sunday at the Wharf. Also this weekend: final performances of two Shakespeare plays.

Weekend Round Up August 16, 2018

August 16, 2018

Art lovers can take the kids to the Portrait Gallery’s open studio on Friday and learn about “degenerate art” at the National Gallery on Sunday — the last day of Summer Restaurant Week.

Rollin’ on the River

August 8, 2018

The 405-mile Potomac isn’t the 2,320-mile Mississippi, and Georgetown isn’t New Orleans or Memphis, but if you come down to our partly tidal river, you’ll find plenty of people who live, work and play there, especially in the summertime.

Downtowner DC May 2, 2018

May 2, 2018

Yacht Club Coming to the Wharf The ultimate in luxury is coming to the Wharf this summer. Barton & Gray Mariners Club is a day-yachting club already in 20 harbors […]

Downtowner DC April 18, 2018

April 18, 2018

Petalpalooza Premieres at the Wharf Formerly known as the Southwest Waterfront Fireworks Festival, Petalpalooza made its debut April 1 as part of the National Cherry Blossom Festival. The celebration at […]

Weekend Round Up November 30, 2017

November 30, 2017

In Georgetown, check out the Swedish Christmas Bazaar at House of Sweden on Saturday and Breakfast with Santa in Volta Park on Sunday.

Downtowner Oct. 25, 2017

October 25, 2017

Bacon Brothers, Foo Fighters Launch the Wharf The Wharf, the new neighborhood along D.C.’s Southwest waterfront, opened its first phase Oct. 12. The massive development is now home to destination […]

The Wharf Is Great, Georgetown Too


The newest retail, restaurant and residential destination in Washington, D.C., the Wharf, was celebrated Oct. 12 at the grand opening of the $2.5-billion project’s Phase 1. The Wharf takes up […]

The Wharf Is Launched

October 12, 2017

Developers Monty Hoffman of PN Hoffman and Amer Hammour of Madison Marquette and Council member Charles Allen, among others, had devoted the past 10 years to creating the new Southwest D.C. neighborhood.