Overheard at Lunch: D.C. Gossip Girl

June 21, 2017

Ocean City Bans Nudity If you’re looking to get out of D.C. this summer and be a little more “free,” Ocean City, Maryland, may not be your best choice. In […]

Future Is Complicated for DREAMers

June 19, 2017

On Friday, June 16, the Department of Homeland Security announced decisions on two executive orders instituted by President Obama in 2012 and 2014 to protect certain groups of illegal immigrants […]

Attorneys General Sue President Trump

June 12, 2017

Karl Racine of D.C. and Brian Frosh of Maryland allege that Trump is violating the Constitution’s emoluments clauses.

Septime Webre Named to Hong Kong Post

June 6, 2017

A year after leaving the Washington Ballet — and a few months after launching the Halcyon Stage series — Septime Webre has been named artistic director of Hong Kong Ballet, […]

Amazon Bookstore Coming to Georgetown

May 8, 2017

It’s back to the future, as online retailer Amazon has plans for a brick-and-mortar bookstore on M Street — with a touch of irony. According to the Washington Post, which […]

Open Studios at Jackson Art Center, May 7

May 7, 2017

The 1890 public school will be filled with art, artists, live music, mural-painting kids and (one hopes) eager buyers this Sunday.

Gas Leaks Rile Georgetown Residents

May 1, 2017

Ed Segal and his wife have owned homes and lived and worked on the east side of Georgetown off and on for the past 30 years. The conundrum of gas […]

French Ambassador Cuts Ribbon at Ladurée on M St.

April 24, 2017

This Sunday, May 7, from noon to 5 p.m., more than 30 artist’s studios in the former Jackson School building at 3050 R St. NW, across from Montrose Park, will […]

Georgetown Icon, Dixie Liquor Rises Again


Closed since July 1, Dixie Liquor, founded in 1934, reopened April 20 — same place, same times, same property owners, different business owners. The new owners for the business are […]

Weekend Round Up April 13, 2017

April 13, 2017

If you’re not on the list for Monday’s Easter Egg Roll at the White House, you can still decorate eggs at Via Umbria on Saturday and hunt for eggs after the Nats play the Phillies on Easter Sunday. Still rolling along: the National Cherry Blossom Festival, Architecture Month and Artomatic.