Gala Season in Washington DC: How to Keep Tuxedos, Gowns and Formalwear Flawless Between embassy receptions along Kalorama and Embassy Row, black-tie fundraisers at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, and the annual crush of galas that hits Foggy Bottom and Penn Quarter every spring, Washington DC keeps its formalwear busier than almost any other city […]

Laundry & Dry Cleaning for Capitol Hill Staffers and Interns: Surviving DC’s Long Hours If you’ve ever sprinted from a 7 a.m. staff meeting on the Hill to a 9 p.m. vote series with the same wrinkled shirt you started the day in, you already know that congressional life leaves almost no room for chores. […]

Scrubs and Medical Uniform Laundry Service in Washington DC If you work at GW Hospital in Foggy Bottom, MedStar Washington Hospital Center near Petworth, Children’s National in Northwest, or one of the smaller clinics scattered through NoMa and Navy Yard, you already know that scrubs pile up fast. A 12-hour shift can leave a uniform […]

Game-Day Jersey Care: How DC Sports Fans Keep Gear Fresh All Season Walk out of Nationals Park on a July afternoon or Capital One Arena after a Wizards overtime win, and you’ll know exactly why DC sports fans have a laundry problem. Between sweat, spilled beer, ballpark mustard, and the grass stains from a pickup […]

Washing Comforters and Bulky Bedding in Washington DC Rowhouses and Apartments If you live in a Petworth rowhouse with a stacked washer tucked into a closet, or a Brookland walk-up with no in-unit laundry at all, you already know the problem: a queen comforter simply does not fit. Small-capacity machines are common across DC’s older […]

Laundry Pickup Service for DC Seniors: Aging in Place Made Easier Walk through Cleveland Park, Chevy Chase, or Capitol Hill on any given morning and you will see it: longtime DC residents who have lived in the same rowhouse or condo for decades, determined to stay put as they get older. Aging in place is […]

Activewear Laundry 101: How DC Gym-Goers Keep Workout Clothes Fresh Between the boutique studios lining 14th Street in Shaw, the CrossFit boxes tucked into Navy Yard warehouses near the ballpark, and the runners logging miles along the Capitol Hill waterfront every morning, Washington DC might be one of the sweatiest cities in America. Add in […]