Ed Baten. Photo courtesy of the W Hotel
• Ed Baten. The general manager of the just-opened, superchic W Washington, D.C., had $100 million to remake the old Hotel Washington.
• Herro Mustafa. The Vice President’s Middle East adviser is the subject of a new documentary, American Herro, about her life as a Kurdish refugee.
• Walt Havenstein. The new head of government-contracting giant SAIC arrives as the company faces a major corruption scandal.
• Donna Watts-Brighthaupt. The woman at the center of Marion Barry’s latest mess may have a lot to say.
Carol Joynt. Photograph by Chris Leaman
• Timothy Sparapani. Facebook’s new Washington lobbyist, its first, is a former ACLU privacy lobbyist.
• Carol Joynt. The longtime face behind the Georgetown bar Nathans, which just closed, made her Q&A Cafe power lunches a gossip destination.
This article first appeared in the August 2009 issue of The Washingtonian. For more articles from that issue, click here.
More>> Capital Comment Blog | News & Politics | Party Photos
The Guest List: August
• Ed Baten. The general manager of the just-opened, superchic W Washington, D.C., had $100 million to remake the old Hotel Washington.
• Herro Mustafa. The Vice President’s Middle East adviser is the subject of a new documentary, American Herro, about her life as a Kurdish refugee.
• Walt Havenstein. The new head of government-contracting giant SAIC arrives as the company faces a major corruption scandal.
• Donna Watts-Brighthaupt. The woman at the center of Marion Barry’s latest mess may have a lot to say.
• Timothy Sparapani. Facebook’s new Washington lobbyist, its first, is a former ACLU privacy lobbyist.
• Carol Joynt. The longtime face behind the Georgetown bar Nathans, which just closed, made her Q&A Cafe power lunches a gossip destination.
This article first appeared in the August 2009 issue of The Washingtonian. For more articles from that issue, click here.
More>> Capital Comment Blog | News & Politics | Party Photos
Must-Reads
Take Our Restaurant Survey and You Could Win Dinner at a Mike Isabella Restaurant
10 Fall Festivals Near DC That You Don’t Want to Miss
Washingtonian’s Great Places to Work Application
DC is Getting an All-Male Burlesque Brunch
October 2016: Let’s Go Out for Breakfast
More from News & Politics
If You Only See One Room at the New NGA East Building, Make It This One
This DC Illustrator’s Comics Are So Freaking Relatable
This Couple Is Having an Easier Time Selling Guns Than Coffee
Is the Government About to Shut Down Again?
Casa Luca Celebrates Third Anniversary With Rooftop Party (And A Flaming Wheel Of Cheese)
Yelpers Have Renamed Dupont Circle the “Dupont Circle Rat Sanctuary”
Hillary Clinton Supporters Had a Good Time Watching the Debate at Trump’s DC Hotel
The Huffington Post’s Eliot Nelson Doesn’t Mind if You Read His Book on the Toilet
Most Popular
100 Very Best Restaurants
The Best Cheap Restaurants in Washington, DC
The Best First Date Bars in DC
5 Ways Brangelina’s Split Affects Washingtonians
Meet 10 Washingtonians Who Are Changing What It Means to Dress Well in DC