Trotting horses, cracking whips and trumpeters' calls from antique carriage tops brought the Gilded Age back to Newport for a few memorable days in August during the Newport Preservation Society's ...

When Brook Rose and Gregg Busch purchased their historic Georgian home in Kalorama in May 2004, plaster was mercilessly peeling from the ceiling and walls, and sections of the imposing crown molding ...

They are known to the world on a double first name basis: Ben and Sally. Before Bennifer, before Brangelina, they took one look at each other and it was Kismet. He was barrel-chested and gravelyvoiced ...

Art enthusiasts and fans of Caio Fonseca gathered at the Corcoran Gallery of Art for a preview of the acclaimed artist’s first solo presentation in a U.S. museum. Following the reception, Corcoran ...

Kuwaiti Ambassador Salem Al-Sabah and his wife, Rima, hosted the Kuwait- American Foundation benefit dinner, “A Tribute to Friendship,” on March 9 for Iraqi refugees relief. There are 400,000 Iraqi ...

Once again, this year’s Best Friends Foundation Gala at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel stood out among the bevy of galas in the first week in May. The theme of “Do You Remember When Rock Was Young” ...

When Erica Jong first published her best-selling book, Fear of Flying, over 30 years ago, it was clear she was not afraid to speak her mind. After a string of successful novels and memoirs, Jong ...

Vida restaurant was a sea of blonde hair and plaid gladrags at the Madison club’s second annual Mad in Plaid party on February 25. The twenty-something crowd of 400 danced to a DJ spinning top-40 hits ...

Mr. Charles Edward “Ward” Williams. Jr.

Born to Austrian parents, Christopher Reiter graduated from San Diego State University with a degree in finance. His real education, however, came from the vast amount of time he and his friends spent ...

Harvard alums and their friends gathered at the Chevy Chase home of Elbridge and Susan Colby to celebrate author Ross Douthat’s first book,“Privilege: Harvard and the Education of the Ruling Class” on ...

Think about living in New York's Soho district and images of lofts instantly come to mind. Think Washington and one might picture Georgetown's Federal-style townhouses or Kalorama's grand ambassadors' ...