‘Wrongfully Detained’ Americans ‘Rotting in Foreign Prisons’ Recognized
• May 4, 2023

Actions to free “Wrongfully Detained” Americans “Rotting in Foreign Prisons” were honored and discussed Tuesday and Wednesday, May 2 and 3, by Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a Washington […]

Fit-For-a-King Coronation Celebrations Around Town
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Are you ready for a royally good time? Here are five ways to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III. If you don’t want to miss a moment, set your […]

Luke Russert’s Odyssey: ‘Look for Me There’
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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 […]