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 […]

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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 […]

Overheard at Lunch: D.C. Gossip Girl


Swift Lesson for Trump Here’s hoping President Donald Trump was doing some reading and not just posting on Twitter the past few weeks. On Aug. 14, singer-songwriter Taylor Swift won […]

Anti-Poaching ‘March for Elephants’ in D.C. (photos)

August 14, 2017

The fifth annual rally was held Saturday, Aug. 12, “World Elephant Day.”

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August 10, 2017

Apple Store Gets Lease at Carnegie Library Apple is planning to open a store in D.C.’s landmark Carnegie Library at Mount Vernon Square. Events DC, which oversees the former library […]

Overheard at Lunch: D.C. Gossip Girl


Having a ‘Back to the Future’ Moment? Have you noticed lots of vintage cars around town? Steven Spielberg’s Pentagon Papers movie is back in D.C. filming, except this time none […]

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July 26, 2017

Weekend Bus Bypass for Red Line Tunnel Crews will be attempting to repair a leaking Metrorail tunnel for a few more weekends. The work has forced a weekend shutdown of […]

Overheard at Lunch: D.C. Gossip Girls

July 12, 2017

Mika Drags in Melania After attacking MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski on Twitter, saying she was “bleeding badly from a facelift,” President Donald Trump is involved in a vicious war of […]

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$2 Million for Food & Friends  The nonprofit Food & Friends has received two million dollars from Fleur, Sidney and Phyllis Bresler and the Bresler Foundation. The gift was announced […]

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June 21, 2017

Beach Balls Float Overhead at CityCenterDC CityCenterDC is celebrating the warmer weather by suspending hundreds of striped beach balls above Palmer Alley. The third large-scale overhead installation since CityCenterDC and […]