Tag Search: Insider's Guide to Washington DC

Insider's Guide: Geraldine M. Rohling, Archivist and Curator, Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

Geraldine M. Rohling, PhD, MAEd, is the Archivist and Curator at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the...

Insider's Guide: Ebenezer Scrooge aka Edward Gero, Professional Money Lender, Temporary Residence at Ford's Theatre

Ebenezer Scrooge recently relocated to Washington, DC. Though he spends long hours at work – keeping his employee Bob Cratchit away from his family, he has spent his free time exploring the city. Though he was put off at...

Insider's Guide: Ted Leonsis, Founder, Owner, and CEO, Monumental Sports & Entertainment

Ted Leonsis is the founder, majority owner, chairman and CEO of ...

Insider's Guide: Charlie Brotman, Announcer, Washington Senators and Presidential Inaugural Parade

Charlie Brotman is a native Washingtonian who went to McKinley Tech High School and now resides in Takoma Park. He became the voice for baseball’s Washington Senators at Griffith Stadium. The stadium stood on Georgia Ave....

Insider's Guide: Jackie Bradford, President and General Manager, NBC 4

Jackie Bradford is the president and general manager of NBC4 in Washington. But that only describes her professionally. To really get to know Jackie, you have to meet...

Insider's Guide: Theo Adamstein, Founder, FotoWeekDC

Theo Adamstein is the founder of FotoWeekDC, a non-profit organization that began as a public photography festival to highlight and celebrate...

Insider's Guide: Jim Veil, General Manager, Willard Intercontinental Hotel

Jim Veil is the General Manager of the Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, DC. Jim has more...

Insider's Guide: Eddie Frederick, Co-Founder, Living Social

Eddie Frederick is President and Co-Founder of the local commerce company LivingSocial, headquartered in the heart of downtown DC. His expertise in product development, software design, and operations has been instrumental in...

Insider's Guide: Virginia E Hayes Williams, Community Activist, Singer, Author

Most people know her as the mother of former Mayor Anthony A. Williams, but Virginia E. Hayes Williams has established her own credentials as a community activist, singer, educator, author, licensed evangelist, mother...

Insider's Guide: Rebecca Roberts, Program Director at the Historic Congressional Cemetery

With Halloween coming, what a good time to check out what the program director at Congressional Cemetery thinks are great places to visit. Rebecca Roberts, a DC-area...

Insider's Guide: Greg O’Dell, CEO, Events DC

Greg O’Dell is president and CEO of Events DC, the official convention and sports authority of the District of Columbia, and oversees a broad portion of the city’s travel and tourism...

Best of DC Insider's Guide: George Pelecanos, Award Winning Author

Last year, Cultural Tourism DC launched the the DC Insiders Guide, a blog feature that calls on notable locals to share their top five of our DC Insiders.

This week, we are highlighting author...

Insider's Guide: Luis R. Colmenares, President, Washington Area Concierge Association

Who better to recommend where to go in DC, but a hotel concierge!
Luis R. Colmenares is the Head Concierge at the historic Hotel Monaco in the Penn Quarter neighborhood downtown DC. He is also the President of the...

Insider's Guide: Warren Brown, Owner, CakeLove Bakery

Warren Brown is the founder and owner of CakeLove bakery. His organization includes seven retail storefronts in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Mr. Brown left a career practicing law...

Insider's Guide: Matthew A. Anderson, DC Actor

Matthew A. Anderson is a DC-based actor. Born and raised in Boise, Idaho “the city of trees,” Matt has lived in DC for 12 years during which his comedy, drama, and song-and-dance have delighted audiences in 35 shows...

Insider's Guide: Susan Norton, director, National Geographic Museum

Susan Norton is the director of the National Geographic Museum and chair of the Board of the National...

Insider's Guide: Jan Evans Houser, Heurich House Museum

Jan Evans Houser, granddaughter of Christian Heurich, joined with family members and formed a foundation to preserve the historic landmark, the Heurich House Museum. The Heurich House Museum known to many as Brewmaster's Castle,...

Insider's Guide: Ulrich Braess, Director, Goethe-Institut Washington

Originally from Germany, Ulrich Braess moved to Washington three years ago to assume directorship of the Goethe-Institut Washington...

Insider's Guide: Ben Olsen, D.C. United, Head Coach

Ben Olsen has been a DC resident since 1998, the year in which he won the MLS Rookie of the Year award with D.C. United. He has won two MLS Cups playing for the...

Insider's Guide: Nizam B. Ali, General Manager, Ben's Chill Bowl

Nizam B. Ali is the General Manager of Ben’s Chili Bowl and Ben’s Next Door. A diehard Washingtonian, Nizam was born and raised in the city and grew up working with his family at Ben's Chili Bowl. "Refusing to...