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February 2012

Insider's Guide: Steven Jumper, Director of Corporate Public Policy, WGL Holdings, Inc.

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| February 2, 2012 - 11:53am | Comments (0)

Steven Jumper is the director of corporate public policy for WGL Holdings, Inc. and a resident of Washington for over 20 years. He is also the Chairman for the Downtown DC Business Improvement District. His love for D.C. began the day he moved to Washington to begin his career in the District government, where he later served in cabinet-level positions for two D.C. Mayors.

DC In Depth: Searching for Stories, One Face at a Time: Danny Harris’ People’s District

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| February 7, 2012 - 11:53am | Comments (0)

“Hi, I’m Danny. I’m interested in stories,” says Danny Harris, publisher of the blog, People’s District. With a scooter and a microphone, Harris collects layers of city history from hundreds of different perspectives. The people he talks to and their singular views of Washington add “this amazing texture to how we understand our world.”

Insider's Guide: Carolyn Hax, Advice Columnist, Washington Post

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| February 9, 2012 - 4:20pm | Comments (0)

Carolyn Hax, advice columnist for the Washington Post, is renowned for her advice on relationships, both promising and . . . pfft! In celebration of Valentine’s Day, she chooses her top five favorite DC spots – all of which make for a great date!

Cultural Tourism DC asked some notable Washingtonians to share with us their favorite places or events that are special and unique to DC.

Here are Carolyn’s top five:

DC In Depth: Embassy Chefs Compete in Challenge Denmark

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| February 15, 2012 - 12:02pm | Comments (0)

This past Sunday, 12 embassy chefs completed the first of two rounds in the competition to win the Judge’s Choice Award in the fourth annual Embassy Chef Challenge.

Sunday’s competition, Challenge Denmark, bears the name of the embassy whose chef won last year. Competing this year in the kitchen are embassy chefs representing the Bahamas, China, Georgia, Hungary, Iraq, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Morocco, Norway, and Switzerland.

Insider's Guide: Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, Ford's Theatre

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| February 15, 2012 - 4:07pm | Comments (0)

To celebrate Black History Month and President’s Day, we feature two special DC Insiders this week, President Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. They can both be seen in the play Necessary Sacrifices at Ford’s Theatre, which closes February 18.

The life of “non-living” – Annie Leibovitz’s “Pilgrimage”

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| February 21, 2012 - 6:25pm | Comments (0)

“Annie explores the independent phase of People's life,” writes Doris Kearns Goodwin, the co-author of Pilgrimage with Annie Leibovitz. The exhibition of the same name is on display at the American Art Museum through May 20, 2012.

Insider's Guide: Tim Carman, Food Writer, Washington Post

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| February 23, 2012 - 4:57pm | Comments (0)

Tim Carman is The Washington Post’s food writer and is a judge for this year’s Embassy Chef Challenge. He’s been nominated for two James Beard Foundation awards, winning one in 2011 for Food-Related Columns and Commentary. His work has appeared in the three volumes of the “Best Food Writing” collections.

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