WHCD 2017 in a Nutshell
Another White House Correspondent’s weekend in the books, and in true President Trump fashion he didn’t even let celebrated journalists get a breather Monday (see CBS interview). By not participating in the tradition of...
Category: Front Page Features
On the Record: Covering Trump
Five White House correspondents speak candidly about covering the first 100 days of President Donald Trump. The same week White House press secretary Sean Spicer made those controversial comments comparing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad...
Feature: Hope for the Ocean
The Library of Congress calls Sylvia Earle “a living legend” and when the 81-year-old conservationist, oceanographer and Explorer-in- Residence at National Geographic stops by her office, in between public appearances and deep sea expeditions,...
Artist Spotlight: Pascal Blondeau
The French artist on David Hockney, Ultra Violet and how America changed him
From the Archives: Inside the Closed Russian Dacha on the Eastern Shore
In 2007, then-Russian Ambassador Yuri Ushakov and his wife Svetlana showed us around their weekend escape on the Eastern Shore. Editor’s Note: In light of President Obama’s December 29 decision to expel Russian diplomats...
Hotel Watch: The Opening of MGM’s ‘Vegas on The Potomac’
This is not your grandma’s casino. In a star-studded opening worthy of P.T. Barnum, MGM Resorts International opened its $1.4 billion resort and casino in Oxon Hill, Md., bringing Vegas-styled gaming to a 23-acre hilltop along...
Social Diary: Power and Society
Connectors in Washington discuss the state of the city’s social scene and the importance of breaking bread together to get things done. In his best-selling book the “The Tipping Point,” Malcolm Gladwell labels individuals...
Around Town: Gennaro Luciano Plays Guest Chef at Il Canale
Georgetown’s Il Canale partnered with the oldest pizzeria in the world for an Italian evening like no other.
WE Capital: Leveraging the Power of Female Investors
A new consortium of women investors seeks to break barriers and fund social change. Three years ago, when former biotech executive and S&R Foundation founder Sachiko Kuno was launching Halcyon Incubator, a program to...
