Sandlot Southwest, located at the future site of a mixed-use development, may be a lot like the sandlot in that mid-1990s movie for some. It’s a place for fun, play, and making memories. DCer Ian Callender (Owner of Suite Nation), and his childhood friend and… Read More
Starting this week, DC Instacart users can get alcohol delivered with their groceries. A North American leader in online groceries, Instacart’s new alcohol offerings make it one of the largest online delivery and pickup marketplaces for alcohol in the U.S. And data it has shared… Read More
After 20 years on 14th Street NW, Home Rule, a popular home goods store that was one of the first businesses to renovate a building on 14th after the riots of 1968, will close. Home Rule was also the founder of Dog Days, a neighborhood… Read More
Incoming Shakespeare Theatre Company Artistic Director Simon Godwin, at a special press and subscriber event at the theatre’s Harman Hall, announced the company’s 2019-2020 Season to much fanfare. Taking over from Michael Kahn, whom he described as “mighty,” Godwin explained that structuring his first season was… Read More
The James Beard Foundation recently announced the five recipients of its 2019 America’s Classics Award, revealing one honoree daily via the Foundation’s Instagram page. And DC has a winner! Annie’s Paramount Steakhouse (1609 17th St NW, Washington, D.C. 20009; Owner: Paul Katinas) endures as a nexus for… Read More
On the afternoon of Friday, January 25, just minutes before President Trump announced the deal that would re-open the federal government on the following Monday, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser joined acclaimed chef and humanitarian José Andrés at his emergency pop-up kitchen, World Central Kitchen, alongside… Read More
In recognition of the life and legacy of late Senator and former presidential nominee McCain, the National Portrait Gallery installed a photograph of John S. McCain III by the British-born photographer Steve Pyke on Monday. The portrait, located on the museum’s In Memoriam wall on the… Read More
This week, the USO joined forces with Flex Events HQ to break the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the Most people performing a bodybuilding pose simultaneously as part of the #Flex4Forces campaign. A title-breaking amount of 803 attended ‘Flex on the Mall,’ an annual day-long… Read More
“It’s pretty torturous just trying to take a picture of me, much less paint a portrait,” laughed former President Barack Obama as he spoke at the unveiling of his and former First Lady Michelle Obama’s traditional portraits at the National Portrait Gallery. Kehinde Wiley, the… Read More
The Museum of the Bible is now open to the public, but just a day before this newest collection debuted in the Nation’s Capital, a diverse group of faith and secular leaders from around the world gathered at the eight-story, 430,000-square-foot space to dedicate it. Among… Read More
