A Firsthand Try at Baking Blue Duck Tavern’s Famous Apple Pie
• March 20, 2025

By Zoe Howard-Barr Earlier this month, in honor of Pi Day, Blue Duck Tavern held an intimate pie baking class led by Executive Pastry Chef Colleen Murphy. Murphy has been […]

Celebrating Chef Jacques Pépin at 90 at L’Avant Garde
• March 16, 2025

One of America’s beloved chefs, Jacques Pépin, turns 90 this year. Known for cooking with Julia Child in the 1990s or being French President Charles de Gaulle’s personal chef, the […]

March Le Decor: Tickled Pink with a Splash of Mocha
• March 12, 2025

By Donna Leanos Link to items here: Pink Slipper Chair – Hunter & Huntress Gold Aluminum & Acrylic Necklace and Earrings – Karin Johansson Jewelers Werk Galerie Chinese Ceramic Jug – Hunter & […]

A Tribute to Lives Lost on Jan. 29  
• March 11, 2025

By Charlotte Meyer-Schoenherr   On Sunday, March 2, the U.S. figure skating community came together at Capital One Arena for Legacy on Ice, a moving tribute to the 67 lives lost […]

Bring on the Cherry Blossoms!  
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By Zoe Howard-Barr   On Feb. 27, National Cherry Blossom Festival leaders, clad in pink, held a press conference at the Waldorf Astoria to announce peak bloom dates for D.C.’s beloved […]

Community Calendar: March 12-April 8
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SPRING ART WALK   Saturday, March 22   Georgetown Main Street’s Spring Art Walk will feature over a dozen Wisconsin Avenue venues showcasing paintings and mixed-media pieces, along with art workshops and […]

Celebrating Duke Ellington School of the Arts’ 50th Anniversary
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On February 22, Duke Ellington School of the Arts celebrated their 50th anniversary with a gala. The event featured a showcase of all eight arts departments and actor and Ellington […]

Cherry Blossom Tea at the Waldorf Astoria  
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By Zoe Howard-Barr  Cherry blossom season is almost upon us. With it comes the Cherry Blossom Afternoon Tea at Peacock Alley at the Waldorf Astoria.    Located in the hotel’s atrium […]

Initiative 82: The Tipped Wage Controversy Continues  
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By Zoe Howard-Barr Overwhelmingly passed in 2022, Initiative 82 has been steadily reshaping the city’s labor landscape since going into effect in May of 2023. The measure incrementally raises the […]

Applications Open for Mayor’s, DSLBD Retail Grant Program
• March 10, 2025

Applications are now open for the 2025 Robust Retail Grant Program, an initiative managed by the Department of Small Business Development (DSLBD) along with Mayor Muriel Bowser. The program aims […]