Annual White House Easter Egg Roll Delights All Ages

April 10, 2023

The annual White House Easter Egg Roll, a tradition dating back to 1878, was held on the South Lawn April 10. The typical traditions of rolling and hunting for eggs […]

Trees for Georgetown: Over 3,000 Planted, More to Come


By Betsy Emes, Chair, Trees for Georgetown Some good news from your Trees for Georgetown (TFG) team. Since 1989, with strong support from the Georgetown community, TFG has planted and […]

Mapping Georgetown: Where Will Georgetown Take You?

April 3, 2023

How cute is Georgetown native, Emily Durso — whose Mapping Georgetown stories we feature today — and how clever is her 1960s Book Shop poster for the Francis Scott Key […]

Cultural Power Breakfast: GWU’s Corcoran: ‘A Very Different School’ 

March 27, 2023

Of the storied institution that was the Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art and Design, Dr. Lauren Onkey, director since 2021 of George Washington University’s Corcoran School of […]

Mapping Georgetown: Archivist Breathes New Life into Oak Hill Cemetery


Georgetown’s historic Oak Hill Cemetery at 3001 R Street NW tends to attract all sorts of souls, among both the living and the departed. The cemetery’s “Changing of the Guard” […]

An Evening with Kitty Kelley: Register for The 2023 BIO Award Virtual Event, March 28

March 23, 2023

Announcement From 2023 BIO Awards: Kitty Kelley is the preeminent unauthorized biographer of our time and is the winner of the 2023 BIO Award. The BIO Award is presented annually […]

Campfire Ruminations Might Never Be Same


Family and friends gathered ‘round a crackling campfire often elicit free-flowing thoughts and emotions. As a social species, we humans have cherished such moments of uninhibited sharing, story-telling and song […]

Mapping Georgetown: Authors, Cats Inhabit Oak Hill Cemetery’s Gate House

March 20, 2023

There’s been a changing of the guard at our Oak Hill Cemetery! If you pass by the 22-acre marvel at 3001 R Street NW often or occasionally, and think you’re […]

95th Academy Awards: ‘Everything Everywhere’ Wins Big, Music Highlights, Best-Worst Dressed

March 13, 2023

The way we watch movies has changed quite a bit in recent years. Movie theaters are closing and people are opting to screen films in their own homes (many of […]

Mapping Georgetown: Getting to Know Our Neighbors on This Year’s House Tour


As you wander through Georgetown, have you ever wondered who are all these beautiful, vibrant, interesting people who live here? Today we meet a couple — one’s an artist and […]