Luke Russert’s Odyssey: ‘Look for Me There’
• May 4, 2023

This is not a story about Telemachus, the son of Odysseus, who went in search of his wandering father. But it is a personal story, an epic all his own, […]

Journalists’ Fun Fest Also Gets Serious
• May 1, 2023

The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner returned April 29 with its jokes about age, hush money, etc., but President Joe Biden stayed with the theme many of the attendant pre- […]

Where to Be This White House Correspondents’ Dinner Weekend
• April 27, 2023

Washington’s biggest social weekend of the year is upon us. In honor of the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner, here are all the parties and gatherings in town today through […]

D.C. Police Chief Contee Retires to Join FBI
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The retirement announcement and presser for the Chief of D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department, Robert J. Contee III – who had been on the force over 30 years, ever since he […]

90th Georgetown House Tour Has Thunderous Conclusion
• April 24, 2023

The hot tea, homemade crustless cucumber, olive, tuna and chicken-salad sandwiches and lemon, orange and chocolate cakes were greeted with special joy by dozens of somewhat bedraggled participants of all […]

Business Ins & Outs: Streets Market, Dig, Ever/Body, Fangyan
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In: Streets Market, Now on P A well-stocked grocery store opened in the former 7-Eleven space at the northwest corner of P and 27th Streets on Friday afternoon, April 21. […]

Emancipation Day Weekend Celebrates D.C. 
• April 17, 2023

Today, Washingtonians observe a unique American holiday that’s part of their history but affects the rest of the country, too. D.C. Emancipation Day honors the day, April 16, when President […]

Public Safety: Mayor’s Initiatives, MPD Newsletter’s Solace, Latest Crime
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While many D.C. residents view crime in the nation’s capital fatalistically – after all, what is to be done about the daily drumbeat of carjackings, shootings, and stickups? – the […]

Celebrating 90 Years, the Georgetown House Tour Returns on April 22  
• April 12, 2023

On April 22, the annual Georgetown House Tour returns for its 90th showing — opening nine historic and exceptional houses (one, a house of worship) of varying styles to local […]

Law in the Public Interest: D.C.’s New Attorney General, Brian Schwalb 
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The Office of the DC Attorney General (OAG) is unique. Unlike many other cities, the District’s residents elect their AGs. And the position as the city’s “chief legal officer” is […]