Hayden and Vee, 2 Sixties Icons, Have Died

October 31, 2016

Both activist Tom Hayden and singer Bobby Vee embodied part of a complicated era.

Trump Family Launches Hotel in Landmark Post Office


The golden scissors, and more than 100 journalists, came out yesterday morning for the ribbon-cutting that officially opened D.C.’s Trump International Hotel, three blocks from the White House.

D.C. Early Voting Attracts Thousands

October 27, 2016

Any voter can vote at the Judiciary Square site all day every day until Nov. 8. Other centers, including the Georgetown Library, will open Oct. 28.

Here’s What Will Happen, Trump-wise


“It ain’t over till it’s over” — and the possible scenarios are mind-boggling.

House of Sweden Celebrates 10th Anniversary


The modernistic, open-design building has energized the once rather sleepy end of Georgetown’s historic district.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month Kickoff, Oct. 20

October 24, 2016

The event benefits Sibley Sullivan Breast Health Center, part of the Johns Hopkins Medicine network.

‘Don’t Wing the Swing’ Signs Protest Hyde-Addison Plans


The deputy mayor seems set on moving kids to Meyer School, and Hyde-Addison parents aren’t happy.

Weekend Round Up October 20, 2016


Saturday will be seasonable with Tony and Joe’s Shuck It Oyster & Beer Festival, Taste of Tudor Place, Falloween in Clarendon and the Hirshhorn Museum’s Fall Fest. The Kennedy Center presents Korean folk performers Friday and the Suzanne Farrell Ballet all weekend.

The Final Debate Seen From the WNDC and the Trump Hotel


The viewers at the Woman’s National Democratic Cub and at the Trump International Hotel seemed to agree that this was the most important election in their lifetime.

Farewell to the C&O Canal Boat; Hello to the Canal’s Restoration

October 20, 2016

On Oct. 5, mules Dolly and Eva towed “The Georgetown” to be broken apart near Fletcher’s Boathouse. A new boat will be launched in 2018 after work on the canal is completed.