In this pair of posts, we’ll map the 180 privately-held riverfront lots in DC and talk through some of the most interesting ones. Let’s start with those properties facing the Potomac River.

Georgetown Cupcake is a D.C. institution, but some locals (including this travel editor) are partial to Baked & Wired. – Alissa Grisler, Editor Spend a day exploring D.C.'s oldest neighborhood.

“Rainfall intensities have increased over the last 20 or 30 years,” Wright said. A new map project, dubbed “Atlas 14,” shows new areas where flooding could occur. You can see that map here.

The Living New Deal project showcases sites built by FDR’s programs. To mark the launch of its map dedicated to DC, we asked historian Brent McKee—who spearheaded the effort—to highlight some local ...