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Sure, Let's Build a Helipad at the White House While We're at It; Feds Pledge to Prosecute DC Parents for Teen Takeovers; Someone Threw a Beer Keg Through Georgetown Cupcake's Window
50+ min ago (571+ words) Good morning. Sunny and hot today with a high around 95. Clear with a low around 72 overnight. The Nationals open a four-game homestand against the Mets this evening. You can find me on Bluesky, I'm @abeaujon. 87 on Signal, and there's a…...
When Gay-Rights Pioneer Frank Kameny Visited a DC College
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (311+ words) It was December 2008. Two days before class, I invited Frank to speak to my students. We'd been studying his activism all semester. I emailed everybody and asked that a couple students meet us to escort him to our classroom while…...
Is Social Media Helping More Women Get a PCOS Diagnosis?
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (987+ words) The public conversation has gotten a lot louder about PCOS, and I think that's why it didn't feel as scary or unknown," Fortin says. I could tell a group of five women and one of them will be like, "Oh,…...
Ossie Davis's PURLIE VICTORIOUS Shapes Time and Space to Deliver a Timely Message - Washingtonian
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (63+ words) Coming off the heels of a successful Broadway run in 2023 that saw the 65-year-old satire revived, Purlie Victorious arrived at Studio Theatre with fervor. Born into a sharecropping family sometime during the early 1900s, traveling preacher Purlie Victorious Judson returns to…...
Casa Abierta: The Art of Open Living in Chevy Chase - Washingtonian
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (136+ words) Casa Abierta" is more than a name. It is the defining spirit of this extraordinary Chevy Chase residence. Reimagined by award-winning KUBE Architecture, the home blends striking modern design with warmth, comfort, and effortless indoor-outdoor living. At the center of…...
18 Pretty Places for Brunch by the Water Around DC
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (736+ words) All our brunch suggestions in one handy location. This post has been updated from an earlier version. Who doesn't love mimosas with a water view? Here's where to get outside for brunch this weekend. The all-day Cuban cafe is a…...
The Decadent Menu at This Moody Springtime Microwedding Included Fried Chicken, Sashimi, Jell-O Shots, and Late-Night Cheeseburgers to Go
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (89+ words) Before a larger wedding in Italy, the pair married in front of 16 guests last spring at the Extra Fancy Penthouse in DC. Katrina and Web say they wanted a "rich, romantic aesthetic" that also incorporated soft spring colors and flowers. The…...
The Plastic Surgeon Who Said Bad Doctors Could "Sell Cookies
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (751+ words) I was 37. In 1997, at least, that was considered by most to be too young for plastic surgery. That's what the editors at Washingtonian and I thought. So they sent me out to visit five local plastic surgeons as a potential…...
He Ran 327 Laps Around the Washington Monument for His Brother
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (644+ words) On Sunday, May 10, Max Davis completed something he never expected to: the first-ever "Washington Monumentathon." The "marathon" consisted of 327. 5 laps around the Washington Monument's outer ring'roughly 0. 08 miles per lap, a route Davis mapped out on Strava just days before." The…...
Does She Need a Facelift? - Washingtonian
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (1779+ words) First published in August 1997. I should have been flattered. The editor decided I looked like someone who didn't need plastic surgery, although I had been wondering if I needed it. That meant I was well suited to find out what…...