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Weekend Roundup, Dec. 19-22
Architect Frank Schlesinger, 1925-2021
• March 18, 2021
Schlesinger, who led an award-winning architectural practice in Georgetown for more than 60 years, died on March 4 at the age of 95.
Women’s Art Museum Founder Wilhelmina Cole Holladay, 1922-2021
• March 8, 2021
The Georgetown resident and arts visionary, who incorporated the National Museum of Women in the Arts in 1981, died on March 6 at the age of 98.
Architect Hugh Newell Jacobsen Dies at 91
• March 4, 2021
Georgetowner Hugh Jacobsen practiced architecture for decades, with a career spanning several high-profile commissions from around the world. He passed away March 4 in Front Royal, Va., at the age […]
$10-Million Gift for New Pavilion at MedStar Georgetown
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The gift, from local philanthropists Allan and Shelley Holt, is the largest single gift that MedStar Georgetown University Hospital has ever received.
Hip Foxtrot Leads New Business Openings
• March 1, 2021
The first-of-its-kind corner store/café/delivery retail market made its East Coast debut on March 1 at the corner of N Street and Wisconsin Avenue in Georgetown.
Fatal Shooting on Thomas Jefferson St.
• February 18, 2021
The shooting, reportedly drug-related, took place around 3:15 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 18, in a residence on the 1000 block of Thomas Jefferson St. NW.
Kristi Whitfield: Helping D.C. Businesses Find ‘Every Opportunity to Rise’
• February 15, 2021
Director of the Department of Small and Local Business Development, Whitfield has dedicated herself to supporting D.C.’s small business owners and diverse neighborhoods.
Exclusive: Q&A With Designer Aaron Potts
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A graduate of Parsons School of Design, Potts has dressed celebrities including Michelle Obama, Naomi Campbell, the Williams sisters, Jennifer Lopez and Carrie Underwood.
Designs for Living: Fabiola Martens Shares Her Secrets
• February 8, 2021
More and more of Martens’s clients are looking for ways to expand space without having to knock down walls or carry out other extensive renovations.
