Maureen Dowd Party Trashed on Twitter

July 29, 2019

The dust-up concerned the New York Times columnist’s July 24 party at her N Street home for Times colleague Carl Hulse and his new book.

Tech Tip: Start With a Fresh Session or Browser Window


Be careful with your information. Web portal sites are filled with ads; each site’s overhead is paid for with information obtained from you and other users.

Costumed Anime Fans Flock to Otakon (photos)


This year marked the 25th anniversary of the event, which began with a collection of 350 anime fans at the Days Inn Penn State in State College, Pennsylvania, in 1994.

Opening Aug. 1: Shop Made in DC

July 25, 2019

The 1,800-square-foot store at 1242 Wisconsin Ave. NW will feature 100 local products — including 26 entirely new with the Georgetown store’s debut.

Mark Ein Is Serving Top Tennis in D.C. 

July 24, 2019

“We are raising the level of every event and experience,” Mark Ein — now the manager of the 50-year-old Citi Open tennis tournament — told The Georgetowner in an exclusive […]

Dean & DeLuca Closes After 26 Years

July 23, 2019

The Georgetown location on M Street was the third Dean & Deluca store — and its first outside New York City, where the company was founded in SoHo in 1977.

Apollo 11 Rocket Projected on Washington Monument (photos)


It was one of the defining moments in history. Those who were around at the time will never forget where they were at 4:17:40 p.m. EDT on July 20, 1969 […]

Sterling Tucker: A Founding Father of Modern D.C.

July 22, 2019

It often seems that life is unfair when public figures pass away at the end of a long life removed at a distance and their important achievements, and the impact […]

Tech Tip: Keep Sensitive Data Off Employee Equipment


It’s simple stuff, but think of the damage that could result when sensitive data is on a manager’s lost laptop at the airport.

Jim Bouton: Yankee Pitcher, ‘Ball Four’ Author

July 18, 2019

Baseball was America’s green-grass-in-the-outfield game, often made romantic, patriotic and whatnot, and the baseball upholders of the faith didn’t like locker room stories.