Weekend Round Up July 9, 2026
• July 9, 2026

Were you expecting things to quiet down after the Fourth of July? This weekend may be just as celebratory in D.C., what with the Japanese Star Festival at Hillwood, Bastille […]

Rafidi’s Albi and Starr’s Occidental Top This Year’s RAMMYS
• July 6, 2026

The 44th annual RAMMYS Awards and Gala, presented by the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington, took place at Arena Stage’s Mead Center for American Theater on Monday, June 29. The […]

The Long Way Home: Field & Main’s Neal Wavra
• July 2, 2026

By Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson In the early decades of the 19th century, a traveler heading west from Washington on the stage road through Fauquier County would have arrived in Salem, a […]

Weekend Round Up July 2, 2026
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When’s the last time the Fourth of July fell on a Saturday? 2020, but what with Covid, we barely noticed. This weekend, you can celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday at […]

‘Big Boom’ Returns to Great Meadow, July 4
• June 29, 2026

By Leland Schwartz Known as “The Big Boom,” the annual Independence Day celebration at Great Meadow in The Plains — about 50 minutes from Georgetown, off Exit 31 on I-66 […]

Weekend Round Up June 25, 2026
• June 25, 2026

Offering art talks and workshops this weekend: the Phillips Collection, the National Museum of Asian Art and the Kreeger Museum. Head to Glen Echo Park Heritage Days on Saturday to […]

Nancy Silverton of Mozza Wins James Beard Lifetime Honor, Says She’s ‘Not Going Anywhere’
• June 22, 2026

Chef Nancy Silverton, co-owner of Georgetown’s Osteria Mozza, which opened less than two years ago, received the James Beard Foundation’s 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award in Chicago last week. In her […]

After 21 Years, Kafe Leopold to Close on Father’s Day
• June 18, 2026

A Georgetown classic, Kafe Leopold is set to close at the end of Father’s Day, this Sunday, June 21. The popular, out-of-the-way restaurant opened in 2005 and became one of […]

Weekend Round Up June 18, 2026
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What a weekend! Tomorrow is Juneteenth, Saturday is the Capital Pride Parade and Sunday is Father’s Day (and, ahh, the first day of summer). Here in Georgetown, Saturday, June 20, […]

Cocktail of the Month: Fernet con Coca
• June 10, 2026

In a world divided by wars, tariffs and politics, the U.S. has a chance to unite nations for a change. This week marks the start of the World Cup in […]