The Mighty Kahn
• March 2, 2017

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.

Trump Comment Ensnares Swedish Embassy in Georgetown
• February 23, 2017

“You look at what’s happening last night in Sweden,” said the president, referring to what was taken to be a non-existent incident.

On Presidents Day, the Trumpian Presence Loomed Large
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You were hard put, yesterday, to find a lot of people talking about Lincoln and Washington.

WNDC Hosts Candidates for DNC Chair
• February 21, 2017

All 10 candidates for the chairmanship (or chairwomanship) of the Democratic National Committee turned out Feb. 15 for a debate of sorts at the Woman’s National Democratic Club.

Congress to Miss Deadline to Overturn D.C.’s Assisted-Suicide Law
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Expect more protests by District leaders and residents as the Republican Congress chimes in on local matters.

Weekend Round Up February 16, 2017
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Meet the Big Four from Mount Rushmore tonight at the National Archives. Your Presidents Day weekend continues with family fun at the National Portrait Gallery on Saturday. And 20 miles south of D.C., George Washington’s Mount Vernon has a full schedule of special programming, with free admission on Monday (would we lie to you?).