GOP Convention Diary, Day 2: D.C. Delegation Totally Dissed
• July 22, 2016

On the ground coverage from our RNC correspondent Mark Plotkin in Cleveland — with comments from Muriel Bowser, Bob Ehrlich and D.C. delegates.

GOP Convention Diary, Day 4 and the Final Entry: Law and Order Trump Is the New Nixon
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On-the-ground coverage from our RNC correspondent Mark Plotkin in Cleveland — about the G.O.P.’s night to remember and Trump’s “Trust me. Don’t ask me how” speech.

The Peabody Room’s Jerry McCoy — and Its Prize Possession
• July 21, 2016

When you first meet special collections librarian and archivist Jerry McCoy, he appears as much a mystery as the materials he guards so closely at the Peabody Room in the […]

Leading Up to the RNC: An Astonishingly Violent and Tragic Week
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Baton Rouge, St. Paul, Dallas, Nice and Baton Rouge again.

Historically Improper Stucco Taken off Dumbarton Street House
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Once home to John Foster Dulles, a Dumbarton Street house renovated without review or permits gets back its historic facade.

GOP Convention Diary, Day 3: Cruz Control — Then, Trump Tonight
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On-the-ground coverage from our RNC correspondent Mark Plotkin in Cleveland — with comments from D.C. delegates and Omarosa.

Producer-Director Garry Marshall Dies, 81
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The creator of “Happy Days” and director of “Pretty Woman” was an unabashed sentimentalist.

Weekend Round Up July 21, 2016
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This Saturday is Carriage Day at the National Sporting Library & Museum in Middleburg. There’s also plenty of Fringe on the festival’s final weekend and, for the kids, shows starring Mary Poppins and Vladimir Cashewninski…

GOP Convention Diary, Day 1: D.C. Delegates Could Have Forced Roll Call Vote on Motion
• July 19, 2016

On the ground coverage from our RNC correspondent Mark Plotkin in Cleveland.

Weekend Round Up July 14, 2016
• July 18, 2016

This weekend: American Ballet Theatre’s “Romeo and Juliet” at Wolf Trap, Capital Fringe shows all over town and, at Rock Creek Park Tennis Center, the Citi Open gets thwacking…