In Country
Fall Festivals 2018
Antiques Addict
Artifacts Hint at Halcyon House’s Past
Business
A Rising Tide for Boomerang Boat Tours
Food & Wine
Filomena: Abundance, Togetherness and Celebration
Business
Saudi Women Pitch Their Dreams at Halcyon
Remembering the Good Old Days at Georgetown
October 25, 2017
•Last Thursday, Georgetown alumni who graduated this year were invited to come for an event called Welcome to the Neighborhood. The event took place at Mission restaurant in Dupont Circle. […]
Unearthing African American History
October 10, 2017
•As historic as the Oak Hill Cemetery is, an important facet that is largely missing — also from other Georgetown locations — is African American history.
How to Help Puerto Rico
September 30, 2017
•This hurricane season, three hurricanes caused a lot of damage in the United States: Harvey, Irma and Maria. With Hurricane Maria, the damage that was done to Puerto Rico has […]
Sweetgreen Founders ‘Never Done’
September 28, 2017
•It’s been 10 years since Georgetown University graduates Nicolas Jammet, Jonathan Neman and Nathaniel Ru opened their first Sweetgreen restaurant on M Street NW. On Sept. 15, the trio opened […]
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Bring on the autumnal coolness, O Muses, and if it please you, let us go to galas that are stunning, graceful and happy. And let us be at ease, meeting […]
Sally Quinn Talks About ‘Finding Magic’
September 18, 2017
•During a conversation about her new book at St. John’s Church, Quinn spoke about her grappling with God, religion and practices.
Startups Big and Small: Halcyon’s New Cohort
September 14, 2017
•At the Sept. 12 event introducing the fellows, Erin Egan, Facebook’s vice president and chief privacy officer, policy, reminded them and the other attendees that Facebook also began as a startup.
How to Help Those Affected by Hurricane Harvey
August 30, 2017
•Many restaurants and other businesses in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area are holding fundraisers to help those left reeling by the hurricane and flooding.
How to Travel Wisely
August 8, 2017
•To travel wisely, one needs to think about why one is traveling to a specific country in the first place.
Virginia Burton: An Eye for Detail
July 26, 2017
•Virginia Burton, owner of Burton Optician, knows how to take care of a pair of glasses. She can tell when a pair of glasses looks crooked, needs new nose pads […]