1789 Reopens and Unveils Tasting Menu

September 8, 2016

After three months of renovation, Georgetown’s classy and classic 1789 Restaurant reopened its doors Sept. 6 with a new …

Weekend Round Up September 8, 2016


This weekend: the NextNOW Fest at the University of Maryland’s Clarice Smith Center, jazz in Rosslyn, an open house at the Kreeger Museum and, on Sunday, polo, opera and “Weird Al.”

Two Jobs: Chief and Chancellor

September 7, 2016

The District of Columbia is in the process of losing two very high-profile, charismatic and effective leaders.

That would be …

Page-to-Stage Festival This Weekend

September 1, 2016

It’s time for the 15th annual explosion of free readings, open rehearsals and near-full performances.

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


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 …