The 9 Best Places to Shop In Georgetown
American/Holiday There’s a gift for every host and hostess at this rustic-inspired small goods shop, including classy melamine plates, a variety of candles, and patterned matchbooks, along with...
View ArticleA New Psychedelic Exhibit, With Cocktails, Opens at Artechouse
“Kingdom of Colors” Artechouse’s newest exhibit opening Friday night, may look familiar: Thomas Blanchard and Anton Oilhack, the artists behind the lava-lamp-like display, are also responsible for...
View ArticleWashingtonian Today: More Nerds Coming to the Area?
Good morning and hello on a very snowy Thursday one week before Thanksgiving! If you’re one of the lucky federal employees who read this newsletter, congratulations: you have the option to telework...
View ArticleWho Are the Richest People in Washington?
Washington has always been a place where power conveys as much prestige as money, or even more. Not to say we haven’t also had some great wealth here: The man the city is named for, George Washington,...
View ArticleYou Can See Marvin Gaye as a Dapper Teenager at the DC History Center
April marked the 35th anniversary of Marvin Gaye‘s tragic death. The DC native, who would’ve turned 80 last month, makes a cameo in a new exhibit at the DC History Center—not as the powerhouse soul...
View ArticleBig Tech Is About to Spend a Ton of Money to Fight These People
When Barry Lynn learned that everything was about to go public, he realized he didn’t have much time. So he called his wife and asked her to bring the car downtown to the headquarters of New America,...
View ArticleTech Titans 2019: Washington’s Top Tech Leaders
They’re creating more opportunities for women in tech, putting millions of dollars into emerging companies in the Mid-Atlantic, overseeing new federal agencies guarding the nation’s cybernetworks,...
View ArticleThe Medical-Mask Emoji Sucks. This DC Man Is Petitioning Apple for a Better One.
Apple released 117 new emojis on July 17’s World Emoji Day. Among the new offerings are a green bell pepper (the worst kind), a smiling face with a tear (apt for the current moment), a roller skate...
View ArticleDC, Maryland, and Virginia Will Be Early Adopters of Apple and Google’s Covid...
Apple and Google are making it easier for states to let people know if they have been exposed to Covid-19 with an “Exposure Notifications Express” system. The first states that will adopt this new...
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