Opinion: Veepstakes, ‘a Cheeseburger Away’
• October 2, 2024

In one memorable phrase uttered on “Morning Joe,” The Atlantic’s David Frum captured the nightmare that awaits us if the Republican ticket takes the White House. Needless to say, he […]

Opinion: The Debate … Code Blue 
• July 1, 2024

My takeaway from Thursday’s debate? Former President Donald Trump really doesn’t like immigrants. They are his personal bête noire, an animating force. The son—and husband—of immigrants, he is obsessed with […]

Opinion: The Debate, Mere Preview, or Premonition?
• June 27, 2024

Remember how you felt when The Former Guy’s jet departed Washington airspace early on the day of President Biden’s inauguration? Putting aside the sore-loser disrespect to tradition, it was a […]

Weddings & Wegovy: Should You Say ‘I Do’ to the New Weight-loss Drugs?  
• February 15, 2024

Blame it on the algorithm. Before you book a venue, say yes to the dress or sign up for your gift registry, an uninvited guest will crash your joyous moment […]

Retail Therapy for the Gray Days Ahead
• December 27, 2023

I don’t shop. I like to say I am looking for visual stimulation. Happily, there are now two new options in Georgetown within a few storefronts of each other with […]

Swords into Plowshares: Where to Donate to Help Victims in Middle East and Afghanistan
• October 12, 2023

As MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace is wont to say: we live in truly extraordinary times. The United States is a democracy in danger. And yet… we are so lucky. Israelis, Palestinians, […]

My Funny Valentine 
• February 8, 2023

Or … what I learned from my adventures in angioplasty.   Getting a stent was never at the top of my Christmas wish list. Nevertheless, on December 16, after some months […]

Georgetown Pop-up’s Unique Gifts for Hearth and Heart
• November 17, 2022

Do you believe in magic?  At the Collective Design Studio, magic is in the merch and in the store’s DNA. “We first saw the space two years ago,” explains Sue […]

Bells Are Ringing! How Immunotherapy is Unlocking Doors to a Cancer Cure
• August 17, 2022

The New Frontier: Immunotherapy  Your immune system is on a mission, constantly assessing threats, identifying invaders, and neutralizing or killing them off. It is a finely tuned network of organs, […]

Wegmans … Wow! Everything you ever wanted in a grocery store — and more!
• July 13, 2022

Cue the choirs of angels. The much-heralded, long-awaited Wegmans has opened in NW D.C. More precisely, in City Ridge, the new residential, retail and commercial complex on Wisconsin Avenue where […]