Mapping Georgetown: The Magic of Our ‘Stoop Culture’
• January 10, 2022

If you drive down too fast – You will miss the magic.        -Judith Bunnell When we received Judith Bunnell’s map-story for our Mapping Georgetown project, her evocations […]

Where to Ski Around D.C.?
• January 6, 2022

Pick a state, any state! If you’re hoping to get away for some winter fun without getting on a plane, you’re in luck — many states surrounding Washington, D.C. are full […]

Diplomatic Encounters: Colombian Ambassador, Juan Carlos Pinzon
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In August, 2021, Juan Carlos Pinzon, Colombian Ambassador to the United States, presented his credentials virtually to President Biden. Pinzon had previously served as Ambassador to the U.S. from 2015-2017. He returned to Colombia under a new Colombian president, only to return […]

Mapping Georgetown: An Inspiring and Revealing Childhood Story
• January 3, 2022

Whenever I tell people I grew up in Georgetown, they assume I was born into money. Nothing could be further from the truth…. Since we had no electricity, we didn’t […]

2022: What’s Out, What’s In? 
• December 30, 2021

What’s Out?                          What’s In? Delta                                        […]

Hark! What Craziness Crosses Our Transom? 
• December 27, 2021

A rich assortment of unsolicited potential content comes across a newspaper’s transom each day — much of it well-intentioned, but silly.   Of course, the news business couldn’t survive a day […]

New District Rules May Curtail Airbnbs
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The multitude of home owners and renters who have been renting out their dwellings to high-paying weekend and short-term visitors as so-called “Airbnbs,” will face far stricter regulations in 2022. The […]

Recalling ‘Stylish Deer’ Story Always Brings a Holiday Shopping Laugh
• December 23, 2021

‘Tis the season. Hustling from crowded shop to shop, frantically searching clothes racks for hard-to-find price tags, scanning rummaged retail aisles while surrounded by jostling holiday shoppers — it can […]

Dumbarton House Hosts ‘Jane Austen Birthday Tea’
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  “Mrs. Bennet,” wearing a Regency tea gown and fashionable wig, greeted guests to the Jane Austen Birthday Tea held at Dumbarton House on Saturday, Dec. 18. Dating back to the early 1800s, this historic museum site […]

Mapping Georgetown: When the President Comes to Pray
• December 20, 2021

    Video link of President Biden arriving to attend Mass at Holy Trinity Church in Georgetown. Courtesy Holy Trinity Catholic Church.     Mapping Georgetown has been searching for […]