Celebrating Social Secretaries at Meridian
• August 21, 2019

Meridian Center welcomed more than 120 guests for its annual celebration of Washington’s social secretaries and cultural attachés. To illuminate the significance of their work to advance diplomacy, the Aug. […]

‘The Drama of Celebrity’
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THE CULT OF FAME FOUND AN EARLY GODDESS IN SARAH BERNHARDT “The Drama of Celebrity” by Sharon Marcus is a hybrid of biography and sociological treatise on one of the […]

‘Conversations with Abner Mikva’
• August 7, 2019

A RECENT COMPENDIUM CAPTURES THE UNVARNISHED VOICE OF THE LEGENDARY PROGRESSIVE  The Land of Lincoln has produced giant oaks in the political forest, none more majestic than Abraham himself. But […]

Weekend Round Up August 1, 2019: Let Them Eat Oysters!
• August 1, 2019

More than 80 restaurants in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington, D.C. — including Martin’s Tavern and Tony and Joe’s — are supporting the Oyster Recovery Partnership this weekend.

Capital Fringe Is in Full Swing
• July 11, 2019

This year’s festival fairly sings with ideas about what it’s like to be a young, old, female, male, transgender, serious or silly human being today in a world that we made ourselves, in our dreams and schemes and in our ballot box.        

Chamber Meets at O
• July 10, 2019

The DC Chamber of Commerce met June 20 at the Mansion at O Street & O Street Museum for its 81st birthday and a pre-party for its Oct. 26 gala […]

‘L.E.L.: The Lost Life and Scandalous Ddeath of Letitia Elizabeth Landon, the Celebrated “Female Byron”’
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In this account of a little-remembered 19th-century poet, tireless research makes for tiresome reading Reviewed by Kitty Kelley “LE.L.: The Lost Life and Scandalous Death of Letitia Elizabeth Landon, the […]

New French Ambassador Arrives: Philippe Étienne
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“Honored to have presented my credentials to @POTUS during a ceremony at the White House today. Happy to officially start my mission!” So stated new French Ambassador Philippe Étienne, who […]

1969: Personal Recollections
• June 19, 2019

Several area residents share their memories of two of 1969’s most historic events: the moon landing and the Woodstock festival.

CityDance Dreams, Raises $400,000
• June 5, 2019

Perhaps emcee Tim Shriver said it best: “CityDance DREAM Gala is Washington’s most hip, unconventional, and inspiring evening celebrating the gifts of world-class dancers . . . and the hope […]