Washingtonian: Welcome Guide, Volume 9, Fall 2016/Winter 2017, Number 1

112 pages. Illustrations (many in color). Fold-out map of the Smithsonian National Mall inside from cover and prior to page number 1. Maps. The Washingtonian is a monthly magazine distributed in the Washington, D.C. area. It was founded in 1965 by Laughlin Phillips and Robert J. Myers. The magazine describes itself as "The Magazine Washington Lives By". The magazine's core focuses are local feature journalism, guide book-style articles, real estate, and politics. The Washingtonian is noted for its detailed coverage of area professionals, businesses, and places. Such rankings have included top physicians, top places to dine, and top neighborhoods. Each issue also features listings of the latest fine entertainment, fine arts, and museum exhibits. Classified listings of prestigious real estate, and illustrated coverage of society social events are included in each issue. Feature articles include frank exposés and in-depth profiles of local institutions, politicians, businessmen, academics, and philanthropists, suggestions for weekend getaway trips, and reality stories of local citizens enduring personal problems and tragedies which might also befall the readers. The magazine published a "Top 30" list of the Washington area's lawyers in 1995, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, and 2011. The Washingtonian is read each month by more than 400,000 people, who spend an average of 96 minutes with each issue and save each issue for an average of five months. The Washingtonian has won five National Magazine Awards. This covers Museums, Restaurants, Nightlife, Arts, Monuments, Shopping, Sports, Events, Itineraries & More. The Washingtonian's experienced critics and writers compiled information on the best attractions in the Washington area-including museums, restaurants, shops, hotels, and more-in an attractive, digest-size publication. The Welcome Guide is published twice a year in print to ensure that recommendations and listings remain current, and the iPad and mobile editions feature photo galleries, maps, and interactive tools. Six hundred retailers, as well as luxury hotels and visitors' centers, distribute 170,000 copies of the Welcome Guide annually. Presumed First Edition/First Printing thus. …