News & Politics
Tens of Thousands in Pro-Palestinian March for Gaza
Protesters Confront Alt-Right White Nationalists in D.C. (photos)
November 21, 2016
•Several hundred protesters marched outside the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in downtown Washington D.C. on Saturday, November 19 to protest the National Policy Institute (NPI), a white […]
Honoring the Greatest Generation on Veterans Day (photos)
November 17, 2016
•Among the special guests at the National World War II Memorial wreath-laying ceremony were former Sen. Bob Dole and memorial architect Friedrich St. Florian.
D.C. Gossip Girl 10/9
November 9, 2016
•One Last Try … at Connie’s Lawyer and philanthropist Connie Milstein and her husband, Count Jean-Christophe de La Haye Saint Hilaire, opened up their Georgetown home last Thursday evening for […]
Springlike Weather for Marine Corps Marathon (photos)
November 3, 2016
•Army specialist Samuel Kosgel won his second title and Perry Shoemaker was the top female finisher.
Between Garden Tours, Funds Go To Work
October 27, 2016
•The money sprouts every spring in Book Hill Park, dangles from the rosebushes at Montrose Park and shades the old brick sidewalks. The greenery that makes Georgetown so special comes […]
More Comments: ANC 2E Commissioners and Candidates
October 20, 2016
•The Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E is chaired by Ron Lewis, who is retiring, as are Tom Birch and Jeffrey Jones. At present, the commission consists of Lewis, Birch, Jones, […]
Heading Down the Yellow Brick Road: The Smithsonian Launches Kickstarter for Ruby Slippers Project (photos)
October 19, 2016
•The Smithsonian National Museum of American History on Monday Oct. 17 launched its Kickstarter Campaign to fund the conservation and display of one its most popular and treasured holdings, a […]
Thousands Hit Pavement for Army Ten-Miler (photos)
October 13, 2016
•Augustus Maiyo, winner of the 2012 Marine Corps Marathon, won the Oct. 9 event in 48.20, just a second off last year’s winning time.
Runners Compete in the Navy Mile on Pennsylvania Avenue (photos)
October 6, 2016
•Defying the rise of the metric system, the Oct. 2 race kicked off the United States Navy’s birthday week.
Book Lovers and Authors Gather en Masse for National Book Festival (photos)
September 29, 2016
•There were more than 100,000 attendees, and many celebrity authors, at this year’s festival, held Sept. 24.