Parade Celebrates the Stanley Cup Champion Caps (photos)

June 13, 2018

Tens of thousands converged on Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, June 12, to cheer the new Stanley Cup champions with a parade down Constitution Avenue and a massive rally on the National Mall.

Cultural Leadership & Cocktails: Meet Chris Whittle, June 14

June 7, 2018

Education visionary Chris Whittle will share his philosophy of the first international K-12 school concept, the Whittle School & Studios, which will grow to 30 campuses across the globe over the next decade.

RFK Portrait on View at National Portrait Gallery (video)

June 6, 2018

A portrait created by Roy Lichtenstein in 1968 went on view at the National Portrait Gallery on June 6, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the senator’s assassination, and will be on display through July 8.

Soldiers Place 234,000 Flags at Arlington Cemetery for Memorial Day (photos)

May 25, 2018

In a tradition known as “Flags In,” roughly 1000 soldiers of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) placed 234,000 American flags at the final resting place of service […]

Gates Up: Potomac River Crests

May 21, 2018

Saturday, May 19, saw the river hit 7.56 feet along the Georgetown shore. At Washington Harbour, the boardwalk remains closed and the all-important flood gates are staying up.

Helen Hayes Awards for English, Spanish ‘In the Heights’

May 16, 2018

There may still be some vestigial confusion resulting from the practice of bestowing Helen Hayes Awards on the basis of the ratio of Actors’ Equity contracts involved in a particular production, […]

ANC Tonight: Gateways, Food Trucks, Bus Stops

April 30, 2018

There is a full agenda for the ANC’s “May” meeting, held on the last day of April, including consideration of a resolution on DCRA’s new food truck regulations.

Georgetown Flair on Display at House Tour

April 18, 2018

On this Saturday’s Georgetown House Tour: seven residences, a well-known retail location and the City Tavern Club, built in 1796.

Milos Forman, R. Lee Ermey: More Than Movie Originals

April 16, 2018

The world of movies and movie-makers and making is a universal circus — even now in the age of super heroes and Marvel Comics. The movies are populated and peopled by […]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Marks 25 Years (photos)

April 11, 2018

The museum’s 25th Anniversary National Tribute Dinner on April 9, during the Days of Remembrance, was attended by more than 1,700 persons, including 138 holocaust survivors and their families.