Georgetown University to Apologize for Slavery Past, Give Slave Descendants Admission Priority

September 1, 2016

Georgetown University President John DeGioia announced on Sept. 1 the actions that the university will take to engage its history with slavery and engage with descendants in new ways.

Weekend Round Up September 1, 2016


A music festival at the Lincoln Theatre, a National Symphony rehearsal and concert on the West Lawn, Spanish animation at the National Gallery. On Labor Day itself: watch Irish dance, root for the Nats and get wet…


Last Sunday, I went to the animal fair — the 135th Maryland State Fair, that is — and, just as the song …

Beasts Aplenty at Maryland State Fair

August 31, 2016

Last Sunday, I went to the animal fair — the 135th Maryland State Fair, that is — and, just as the song …

Overheard at Lunch: D.C. Gossip Girl


There once was a man from Nantucket … well, we know how that goes. Now, it’s women …

Letter To the Editor


I was disappointed to read the depressing editorial on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil in …

Overheard at Lunch: D.C. Gossip Girl


There once was a man from Nantucket … well, we know how that goes. Now, it’s women …

Duke Ellington School of the Arts Update


Duke Ellington School of the Arts students are going to school in two temporary locations this year while the school …

The ANC Shakeup Continues


The Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E, praised by Mayor Vincent Gray in 2012 as the best in the city, will …

Georgetown’s Café Milano to Open in Abu Dhabi

August 29, 2016

Café Milano will open its second-ever restaurant in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates. A September debut is planned. Who’s going to the grand opening party?