Washingtonian is a monthly magazine distributed in the Washington, DC area since 1965. The magazine describes itself as "the magazine Washington lives by." The magazine's core focuses are local feature journalism, guide book

Guide book

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-style articles, and real estate

Real estate

In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...

 advice.

Editorial Content

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 expose's 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.

Perhaps, its most significant undertaking is its ranking of the Washington-area's 80,000 lawyers. The publication's lawyer rankings effort is led by national editor Kim Eisler. The lists have come out in 2007, 2004, 2001, 1998 and 1995. Washingtonian's coverage is significant, and unique, in that it assigns a ranking position to the "Top 30" lawyers in the area.

According to those annual lists of the "Top 30" Washingtonians, in 2007 and 2004, respectively, for example, the number one ranked lawyer was Theodore B. Olsen

Theodore Olson

Theodore Bevry Olson is a former United States Solicitor General, serving from June 2001 to July 2004 under President George W. Bush.- Early life :...

 (2007) and Robert B. Barnett (2004).

Circulation

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 Award

National Magazine Award

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s.

Leadership

The current editor-in-chief is John A. Limpert. In August 2009 Washingtonian announced that Garrett Graff

Garrett Graff

Garrett Graff is the editor-in-chief for Washingtonian magazine in Washington, D.C. and an instructor at Georgetown University in the Masters in Professional Studies Journalism and Public Relations program...

 will replace Limpert as editor-in-chief in September.

Washingtonian is published by Capital-Gazette Communications, Inc., whose CEO was Philip Merrill

Philip Merrill

Philip Merrill was an American diplomat, publisher, banker, and philanthropist who committed suicide while traveling alone on his boat in the Chesapeake Bay.- Career and philanthropy :...

 (1934–2006), who was succeeded as chairman by his wife, Eleanor; their daughter Catherine Merrill Williams is the president and publisher.

External links

• Washingtonian – Official Website of the magazine.