Obamas Moving to Kalorama
• July 7, 2016

The Obamas just can’t quit D.C. — that is, until Sasha finishes high school. The first family has chosen to stick around the area until their younger daughter Sasha finishes her schooling at Sidwell Friends.

The Independent Journal Review reported Wednesday that the Obamas have selected Kalorama as their new neighborhood. The choice wasn’t much of a surprise to Washingtonians. After all, though Michelle Obama is a regular at the West End Soul Cycle, the neighborhood is a little tight for former White House dwellers.

Former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy tried to relocate back to Georgetown on N Street after President Kennedy was assassinated, but the number of people who came by out of curiosity proved to be too much; off to Manhattan she and her family went.

Downtown wouldn’t be suitable either, despite how much the president and first lady love downtown dining. It’s just too urban for a family that needs post-White House privacy.

Their chosen abode is an 8,000-square-foot home on Belmont Road, with nine bedrooms and eight bathrooms. Owned by Joe Lockhart, its current value is $6.35 million. The house has been without a full-time resident since January of this year, after Lockhart left for New York City to become the NFL’s executive vice president of communications.

Perks include parking for up to 10 cars and a spacious in-law suite, perfect for Mrs. Obama’s mother, Marian Robinson.

Weekend Round Up July 7, 2016
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“Chinamania” after hours at the Freer and Sackler Galleries, an elegant evening at the Embassy of Barbados and 1930s horror films at the National Gallery of Art…

Graham Hotel Sold for $37 Million
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The Graham may have changed owners, but its staff and other features remain the same. The sale shows that D.C.’s hotel scene is hot.

‘Deer Hunter’ Director Michael Cimino Is Dead
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The body of the revered, remote film maker was found by police at his Beverly Hills home.

ANC Meets July 5: 2715 Penn. Ave. Zoning, Domino’s Pizza Property, Grace Street Food Space
• July 5, 2016

ANC 2E will meet next Tuesday to discuss EastBanc’s Pennsylvania Avenue apartments and Bob Elliott’s plans for Prospect Street residences.

Weekend Round Up June 30, 2016
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Here comes the Fourth: fireworks by land and sea, plus the National Independence Day Parade and “A Capitol Fourth” (fireworks-free dress rehearsal on Sunday)…

July 7 Meeting Set for Georgetown-Rosslyn Gondola
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Attend a public meeting, just across Key Bridge, about the fantastical Georgetown-Rosslyn aerial gondola, if it ever comes to be.

Weekend Round Up June 9, 2016
• July 1, 2016

Events at the National Museum of American History, the National Gallery of Art, the Hirshhorn Museum and the National Archives. Meanwhile, in Virginia, “The Rape of Lucretia” at Wolf Trap Opera and an adaptation of Richard Thompson’s “Cul de Sac” at Encore Stage.

D.C. Statehood Poll: What Should We Call Ourselves?
• June 30, 2016

Follow @TheGeorgetownr to vote on a new name for D.C.

The Shocks, and Aftershocks, of Brexit
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The referendum in Great Britain on whether to stay in the European Union kind of snuck up on Americans.