Charlottesville: For Foodies & Lovers
• February 8, 2023

In the coming months, as the cold subsides and leaves start to go green, take a weekend trip to Charlottesville, Virginia, about a two-and-a-half-hour drive from Washington, D.C., to find […]

D.C. Black History Spotlight: Mary Church Terrell (1863-1954) 
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While browsing the Peabody Room of the Georgetown Neighborhood Library in search of a fitting subject for Black History Month, I came upon an intriguing 1906 local news report which […]

Georgetown Historical Markers Teach Black History, Offer Tours 
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Thanks to work by Andrena Crockett and others, Georgetown’s Black history is being rediscovered and taught to anyone walking by and willing to read the signs on the street.  The […]

Citizens Kick Off Black History Month at Holy Trinity
• February 2, 2023

“Let us remember their names. Let us remember their lives,” said Bernard Cook from the pulpit of Holy Trinity Church on 36th Street in Georgetown on the first day of […]

Jill Biden’s Inaugural Attire Added to Smithsonian First Ladies Collection
• January 26, 2023

A century-old tradition, the most popular The First Ladies Collection at the Smithsonian Museum of American History has a new addition. In a Jan. 25 ceremony, first lady, Dr. Jill […]

Museum of American History Unveils ‘Entertainment Nation’
• January 19, 2023

Fantasy creations from  Hollywood —  R2-D2 and C-3PO costumes from “Return of the Jedi,” (1983) and Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939) — are posed at the entrance […]

Our Exclusive Interview with ‘ChatGPT’ from OpenAI 
• January 12, 2023

For all you know, this article might have been generated by an Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithm.   As the world moves increasingly online for communications, commerce, research, remote work and informational […]

2022 – 2023: What’s Out and What’s In
• December 29, 2022

As we look toward the new year with high hopes and a modicum of trepidation, it is perhaps altogether fitting and proper to look back on this past year and […]

Weekend Roundup, Dec. 29 – Jan. 1
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Happy New Year! We hope you’re celebratory this weekend and have lots of fun (responsibly, of course!) Enjoy these New Year’s brunches and bashes, a historic event at the Lincoln […]

Have You Visited the Peabody Room?
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As the oldest neighborhood in the nation’s capital, with early 17th-century colonial origins, Georgetown has a deep, complex and ever-emerging history. So, wouldn’t it be wonderful to have a Museum […]