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How the National Gallery of Art Is Experimenting With Lines

Nov 13, 2024 | washingtonian.com | Omega Ilijevich

On a recent Saturday morning, I went to the National Gallery of Art to check out “Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment.” But I didn’t actually go to see the exhibit—I was there to stand in line. Featuring big-ticket paintings by the likes of Monet, Renoir, and Degas, “Paris 1874” has proved extremely popular, and on this morning the queue stretched to the building’s rotunda. Still, my 40-minute journey to the front was not unpleasant.
This DC Group Is Restoring Public Golf Courses

Oct 9, 2024 | washingtonian.com | Omega Ilijevich

Mike McCartin and Will Smith grew up in the Washington area, and they met at the University of Georgia while both pursued a somewhat unusual concentration: golf-course landscape architecture. Recently, we met up with them at East Potomac Golf Links’ historic mini-golf course in Southwest DC, which McCartin has been going to since he was a kid.
3 Open Houses to See this Weekend

Sep 27, 2024 | washingtonian.com | Omega Ilijevich

Find shelter from the rain this weekend at an open house (and maybe find your dream home to boot). Here are some of the top listings in DC, Maryland, and Virginia. A Capitol Hill RowhousePrice: $874,999Where: 1345 F St., NEBedrooms/Bathrooms: 3/1Lot size: .03 acreListing Agent: Susan Isaacs, CompassOpen house: Sunday, September 29, 1:30-3:30 PM White-oak floors and crown molding give this updated rowhouse a modern feel. In the backyard, a spacious brick patio is ideal for entertaining.
Art All Night Returns This Weekend. Here’s What You Need to Know.

Sep 25, 2024 | washingtonian.com | Omega Ilijevich

Things to Do Explore 100+ events on Friday and Saturday from 7 PM-3 AM. The free festival Art All Night—a celebration of all things culture in DC—will once again take over the streets in more than 20 DC neighborhoods on Friday and Saturday, September 27 and 28. From 7 PM to 3 AM both nights, art lovers can attend massive block parties, intimate gatherings in small businesses, family-friendly arts-and-crafts sessions, and late-night cocktail parties.
3 Open Houses to See this Weekend

Sep 20, 2024 | washingtonian.com | Omega Ilijevich

Looking for a house with some historic charm? Our list of top open houses this weekend in DC, Maryland, and Virginia has you covered. A Park View TownhousePrice: $989,000Where: 3612 New Hampshire Ave., NWBedrooms/Bathrooms: 4/2Lot size: .04 acreListing Agent: Benjamin Pate, CompassOpen house: Sunday, September 22, 1-3 PM Chestnut-trim windows and second-floor skylights allow sunlight to filter through this Victorian-style rowhouse.
The National World War I Memorial Is Finally Finished

Sep 13, 2024 | washingtonian.com | Omega Ilijevich

As the sun sets on Friday, September 13, the World War I Centennial Commission and the Doughboy Foundation are officially unveiling “A Soldier’s Journey,” a 25-ton bronze centerpiece for the World War I Memorial in Pershing Park. A “First Illumination Ceremony” will commemorate the special evening, which is also the 164th birthday of the park’s namesake, WWI General John J. Pershing. The project is over a decade in the making.
3 Great Open Houses to See this Weekend

Sep 13, 2024 | washingtonian.com | Omega Ilijevich

Maybe you’re looking for your dream home. Or maybe just a fun afternoon outing. Either way, here are our top picks for open houses this weekend in DC, Maryland, and Virginia. A Capitol Hill RowhousePrice: $999,950Where: 1232 D St., NEBedrooms/Bathrooms: 3/2Lot size: .04 acreListing Agent: Trent Heminger, CompassOpen house: Sunday, September 15, 2-5 PM This pastel-green rowhouse sits on a tree-lined sidewalk in Northeast DC, just a few blocks from Lincoln Park.
The Bachelor Universe’s Most Memorable DC-Area Figures

Sep 10, 2024 | washingtonian.com | Omega Ilijevich

Maryland resident Joan Vassos will lead the inaugural season of the ABC reality show The Golden Bachelorette, which starts September 18. She’s not the first local to make an impression in the Bachelor universe. Joan VassosBefore she became the Golden Bachelorette, Vassos caused a stir when, as a contestant on The Golden Bachelor, she quit to tend to her newborn grandchild. John Paul JonesThis unicycle-riding contestant had a surfer vibe–host Chris Harrison compared him to Jeff Spicoli.
22 DC-Area Bars With Presidential Debate Watch Parties

Sep 9, 2024 | washingtonian.com | Molly Szymanski |Omega Ilijevich

Since Joe Biden stepped down from the Democratic presidential nomination, the torch has been passed to Kamala Harris to face Trump in what some are dubbing the Second First Presidential Debate, which starts at 9 PM Eastern time on Tuesday, September 10. Whether you see it as a do-over or an apt sequel, the debate is still an opportunity to go out and have a little fun on a weeknight.
3 Great Open Houses to See this Weekend

Sep 6, 2024 | washingtonian.com | Omega Ilijevich

Looking for a way to enjoy this weekend’s fabulous weather? Consider a grand tour of the area’s open houses. Here are our picks of some of the top new listings in DC, Maryland, and Virginia.