Sir Richard Branson may be best known for bringing Virgin Atlantic to Washington 15 years ago, but the climate-change guru and aeronautics expert has a far deeper footprint in town. His Dupont Circle-based Carbon War Room is at the top...
Grab your copy of Bravo’s Andy Cohen’s endearing new memoir, Most Talkative: Stories from the Front Lines of Pop Culture, and head to Bethesda’s Front Row tomorrow where the famed host will be signing his new read. Not a reality television buff?...
Outfitting a 27-foot-long, former potato-chip truck as a walk-in closet on wheels—complete with a husband bench and high-def TV screen—may not sound like going back to one’s roots. But for jewelry designer Joey Wolffer, the act of peddling rare fashion...
Who are the people in your neighborhood? On a recent evening at Georgetown’s latest neighborhood restaurant, Unum, I wound up seated next to Eric E. Schmidt, Google’s executive chairman. Not much separated us—just about 3 feet and $6.3...
This month, the Kentucky Derby will be ground zero for imbibing America’s native spirit, bourbon, but the DC area has a rich brown liquor legacy of its own. George Washington built one of America’s largest whiskey distilleries, which was...
Reena Ninan’s hotel was car bombed by Al Qaeda four times the day she arrived in Iraq. “People were surprised we survived,” says Ninan, who had come to launch her career as a foreign correspondent. Not only did she survive, but...
While Washington isn’t quite Plymouth Rock, the British are indeed crossing the pond in droves with cash in hand, ready to put down roots in the District. It’s no secret the United Kingdom’s economy is suffering as...
The expression that all politics is local is often said with chagrin in these parts. After all, we’re a city that makes national and international decisions. But even for Washingtonians, many of the most impactful steps toward crafting...
Capped by a punk-rock marching band, political puppetry, circus troupes and acrobats, Look Both Ways: Street Arts Across America hits the ground running with a carefully curated roster of offbeat artists. This free and far-flung festival, full of...
So many countries, so little time. Throughout this month local voyagers can enjoy a taste of globe-trotting without ever leaving the District at Cultural Tourism’s fifth Passport DC. Fuel your destination dreams this weekend at the Around the World...
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