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Downtowner DC Dec. 6, 2017
December 6, 2017
•Orbs Await at ‘Light Yards’ The month-long holiday celebration at the Yards kicked off just after Thanksgiving with the light installation “Light Yards.” The interactive exhibition, on view from 6 […]
Downtowner DC Nov. 22, 2017
November 22, 2017
•CityCenterDC Tree Lighting, Nov. 25 CityCenterDC will kick off its holiday season celebrations Nov. 25 with a tree lighting and performances by the Gay Men’s Chorus and the Cardinal Shehan […]
Overheard at Lunch: D.C. Gossip Girl
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Flip Off President, Get Fired A White House photographer snapped a photo of a cyclist next to the presidential motorcade as it wound through Sterling, Virginia, after a late October […]
Overheard at Lunch: D.C. Gossip Girl
November 8, 2017
•The Obamas: They’re Just Like Us Having settled into civilian life, the Obamas are leading lives as ordinary as ex-White House residents are able to lead. Former President Barack Obama […]
Downtowner DC Nov. 8, 2017
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Ten-Hut! Barry’s Bootcamp Coming to Dupont Barry’s Bootcamp, the popular high-intensity exercise program, is coming to D.C. this month. Located steps from the Dupont Circle Metro station, the studio will […]
Downtowner Oct. 25, 2017
October 25, 2017
•Bacon Brothers, Foo Fighters Launch the Wharf The Wharf, the new neighborhood along D.C.’s Southwest waterfront, opened its first phase Oct. 12. The massive development is now home to destination […]
Downtowner DC
October 11, 2017
•The Wharf Lowers Gangplank Phase 1 of the massive Wharf project on D.C.’s Southwest waterfront will have its grand opening Thursday, Oct. 12, with a preview of the new water-taxi […]
Downtowner DC
September 28, 2017
•D.C. Queues Up for HQ2 Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that D.C. plans to submit a bid to become home to Amazon’s second headquarters. In a video that played off Amazon’s […]
Overheard at Lunch: D.C. Gossip Girl
September 13, 2017
•Proposal Eyewitness Gets Plaque at Martin’s It was spring of 1953. Marion “Joe” Smoak was nursing a martini at Martin’s Tavern on Wisconsin Avenue in Georgetown and history hit him […]
Downtowner DC
August 23, 2017
•Capital One Arena Replaces Verizon Center The Verizon Center, a sports and entertainment arena originally known as the MCI Center, became the Capital One Arena on Aug. 9. Monumental Sports […]