Congressional Republicans Triumph … in Baseball (photos)

June 30, 2016

Hours after the two sides faced off on gun control, Congressional Republicans and Democrats played hardball at Nationals Park.

The Shocks, and Aftershocks, of Brexit


The referendum in Great Britain on whether to stay in the European Union kind of snuck up on Americans.

Happy 200th Birthday, Tudor Place


Tudor Place — at 1644 31st Street with its magnificent south lawn rolling down to Q Street — marks its time with …

Hamburger Eating Contest Set for July 1 at Tenleytown Z-Burger


Like Nathan’s hot dog eating contest, the Z-Burger championship has its champion eaters. The contest begins Friday at noon at the Tenleytown Z-Burger — free burgers, too.

Weekend Round Up June 30, 2016


Here comes the Fourth: fireworks by land and sea, plus the National Independence Day Parade and “A Capitol Fourth” (fireworks-free dress rehearsal on Sunday)…

DCPS Chancellor Henderson to Step Down


Kaya Henderson, former top aide to her predecessor, Michelle Rhee, will leave at the end of September.

D.C. Public Schools Chancellor to Leave in September

June 29, 2016

In a joint announcement on June 29, two days before Kaya Henderson’s 46th birthday, she and Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that Henderson’s last day as chancellor of the District of […]

Yarrow Mamout Going to National Portrait Gallery


The portrait of Yarrow Mamout — who arrived in America as a slave and died a well-known Georgetown merchant — on display at the Georgetown Public Library’s Peabody Room for […]

Georgetown BID Honors Pâtisserie Poupon


At the annual meeting of the Georgetown Business Improvement District, held June 14 at Sequoia Restaurant at Washington Harbour, members …

Like Marriage, Financial Planning Is a Team Sport


This month, it is hard to walk down Georgetown’s cobblestone streets and not run into a blushing bride or a handsome groom. That’s why we call June wedding season. Over […]