A North Pole Christmas at National Harbor
• December 11, 2025

You’re probably familiar with the concept known as six degrees of separation. But have you ever heard of a nine-degree attraction? Nine degrees Fahrenheit, that is. Though the outdoor temperature […]

Slipping into Fells Point, Baltimore
• November 20, 2025

Along a single block of Fells Point’s Thames Street are six spots for eating and drinking — eight if you count the Cannon Room and Rec Pier Chop House across […]

Fall Foliage Finds: Leaf Peeping Getaways Near Georgetown
• October 7, 2025

By Minza Mirza For leaf peepers enthralled by the autumn feel and eager to hear the crunch of boughs of leaves under their boots, the Georgetowner compiled a list of […]

In Baltimore: Latin American Art at the Walters
• September 4, 2025

Beginning in his teens, Henry Walters, born in 1848 in Baltimore, spent his life elsewhere: in Paris during the Civil War; at Georgetown College, then Harvard; in Wilmington, North Carolina, […]

The Wylder Hotel of Tilghman Island: An Idyllic Bayside Getaway 
• August 4, 2025

By Annabel Taylor  As August melts into September, many Georgetowners are looking for a final summer getaway before autumn routines kick in. Twenty minutes southwest of St. Micheals, a lesser-known […]

In Staunton: Shakespeare and Austen
• July 24, 2025

Although the American Shakespeare Center’s Shenandoah Valley home is pronounced “STAN-tin,” putting the “u” in Staunton is mandatory. As for putting the “you” in Staunton, a two- or three-day getaway […]

Going Coastal: Provincetown, Nantucket and the Hamptons 
• July 17, 2025

The Atlantic Ocean off Long Island and Massachusetts is at its warmest in July and August. Even so, expect a shock when you step (or plunge) in. We Yankees like […]

36-Hour Georgetown Getaway—Without the Go!
• July 16, 2025

By Grace Cady   There’s nothing like summer in the city — especially summer in Georgetown. On any given weekend, Washington’s prime hub for shopping and dining often finds itself overflowing […]

Boat Show Docks at National Harbor, May 2-4
• April 24, 2025

Not to be confused with the Washington Harbour, National Harbor omits the definite article ‘the’ and the British ‘u.’ Georgetown’s postmodern mixed-use waterfront complex, designed by Arthur Cotton Moore in […]

‘Frida: Beyond the Myth’ at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts 
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By Sheila Wickouski While movies, documentaries and books tell the story of legendary Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, “Frida: Beyond the Myth” — at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond […]