2 Powerful Operas: ‘Maria di Rohan’ and ‘Don Carlo’

February 15, 2018

Washington Concert Opera presents Donizetti’s “Maria di Rohan” on Feb. 18; Washington National Opera follows with Verdi’s “Don Carlo” from March 3 to 17.

Obama Portraits Unveiled at National Portrait Gallery

February 12, 2018

The Michelle Obama portrait will be up through November with other recent acquisitions; the Barack Obama portrait will be on permanent display in the America’s Presidents gallery.

Love Tokens for Valentine’s Day

February 9, 2018

Whether you like it or loathe it, Valentine’s Day is an occasion to celebrate those special people in your life. This year, we have done the work for you with affordable gifts that won’t break the bank.

Love and the Olympics

February 8, 2018

They are the most beautiful young people in the world: dedicated, focused, trained athletes who have devoted their lives to the sport they love and what they can achieve in it.

Cocktail of the Month: Soju


If selling liquor were an Olympic sport, the Koreans would snag the gold medal in a win more convincing than Alex Ovechkin body checking a pee-wee league player.

Whole Foods Missed, Future Undecided

January 29, 2018

On Jan. 23, Judge Royce Lamberth dismissed motions by both parties in the dispute between Whole Foods and Wical, landlord of the closed Glover Park store.

Protesters March for Trump’s Impeachment (photos)


On Jan. 27, just four days before President Donald Trump’s State of the Union message, activists returned to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to march to the White House.

Halcyon Hosts Arts Lab Open House

January 25, 2018

The former Fillmore School now houses studios for Halcyon’s artist fellows; a dance studio named for Septime Webre and the “one-room” Mysa School.

Encounters with ‘Hamlet’

January 24, 2018

Once encountered — preferably onstage, acting a part, however small, but also as a high school English assignment — William Shakespeare and his most familiar creation, “Hamlet,” about that melancholy […]

What Do Georgetowners Really Want?

January 22, 2018

“More cutting-edge new restaurants as well as better ‘neighborhood’ eateries” turned out to be the most requested “want” identified in the just completed survey of Georgetown residents by the Georgetown Business Improvement District.