Business Ins & Outs: Wolford, Marston Luce, District Doughnut
• January 9, 2023

In: Wolford Exquisite — and, yes, sexy — hosiery. Founded more than 70 years ago, Wolford, the Austrian Apparel and Skinwear brand, opened its first Washington, D.C., boutique in Georgetown on […]

Innocents at Risk Founder Deborah Sigmund Dies  
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Updated Jan. 13, 2023 Child advocacy non-profit Innocents at Risk founder Deborah “Debbie” Sigmund passed away unexpectedly Jan. 5, leaving behind a legacy of giving back to the wider community […]

Exclusive Interview: Shirley Kwan-Hui, Head of New D.C. Agency Protecting Consumers and Licensing Businesses 
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There’s a new consumer-protection czar in town. And her skills and life experience are poised to help safeguard D.C. residents and visitors while ensuring safe and successful business practices in […]

Edward Weidenfeld (1943-2022)
• January 5, 2023

With a resume that is impressive for even the most seasoned of Washingtonians, Edward L. Weidenfeld worked for six presidents and founded his own law firm, Weidenfeld Law Firm, P.C. […]

Trailblazer Barbara Walters (1929-2022) 
• January 3, 2023

Broadcast journalist Barbara Walters has died at the age of 93 after spending more than 50 years in front of the camera. Walters was one of the trailblazers in the […]

Crime: MPD Chief Cites 2022 Crime-Fighting Gains While Denouncing Gun Violence
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On the first day of 2023, MPD Chief Robert Contee released a “Message from the Chief” lauding his department’s crime-fighting efforts last year while acknowledging the District continues to be […]

Mayor Bowser Sworn in for Historic Third Term
• January 2, 2023

Mayor Muriel Bowser was sworn in for a historic third term as the Mayor of the District of Columbia at Washington Convention Center on Jan. 2. She is the first […]

Georgetown University’s Prisons and Justice Initiative Hires Adnan Syed
• December 27, 2022

On December 12, when Georgetown University’s new Prisons and Justice Initiative (PJI) hired the key murder suspect featured in the most widely streamed true-crime podcast in history, the university’s Jesuit […]

Crime: Beware of Porch Piracy This Holiday Season
• December 19, 2022

With less than a week before Christmas and over 50 percent of Americans shopping for gifts online this year (according to Statista.com), the problem of “porch piracy” – or package […]

Duke Ellington School Fight for Autonomy Heats Up            
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Ever since the old Western High School at 35th and R Streets NW was transformed physically and curriculum-wise two decades ago into the current palatial $178.5 million Duke Ellington School […]