Not the Usual Presidential Address to Congress
• March 6, 2017

No one in the press gallery knew what to expect Feb. 28, and there were surprises from the start.

FBI Arrests D.C. Kidnapping Suspect in Seattle Suburb
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The Jan. 26 kidnapping of a Georgetown University student, who was released unharmed the same day, remains quite an odd story.

Major Gift Underwrites Arena’s ‘Power Plays’
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A matching donation of $2.5 million from Curtis T. Bell has launched the theater’s 10-year project to develop new plays.

ANC Monday: Jack Evans, Pepco, Boathouses, Gondolas
• March 2, 2017

Tonight’s ANC 2E meeting is packed: Council member Jack Evans will speak; topics from boathouses to Pepco to airplane noise will be discussed.

A Night at the Oscars
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Hollywood gets it wrong doing the right thing, and other highlights of this year’s Academy Awards.

The Mighty Kahn
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Having announced his abdication, so to speak — set for 2019 — the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Michael Kahn will speak at a Cultural Leadership Breakfast in Georgetown March 9.

Weekend Round Up February 23, 2017
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The two-weekend Atlas Intersections Festival will spring to life tomorrow, presenting numerous performances at H Street’s Atlas Performing Arts Center. On Sunday night, you can watch the 89th Academy Awards with the DC Film Society in Arlington or with the International Club of DC at the French Embassy. Those with Oscar dreams may want to enroll in a screenwriters’ workshop at Glen Echo the day before.

Weekend Round Up February 9, 2017
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Alvin Ailey’s annual Kennedy Center engagement leads into a dance-ful weekend. On other stages: Happenstance Theater, Step Afrika! and SOLE Defined. In the mood to move? Get the jump on Valentine’s Day with a roller-skate date in Leesburg.

Council Member Jack Evans: “We Are Very Vulnerable”
• February 28, 2017

“We are very vulnerable,” said Council member Jack Evans of D.C.’s sanctuary city policy at the Feb. 27 Georgetown-Burleith Advisory Neighborhood Commission meeting. “We have to be smart. We depend […]

No Longer Interim, Newsham Is Top D.C. Cop
• February 27, 2017

Mayor Muriel Bowser announced today that 28-year veteran Peter J. Newsham is her pick for Metropolitan Police Chief.