D.C. gets cool

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A steady stream of politically star-struck celebrities. A fashion icon as first lady. A renaissance in food, drink and the arts. Young people flooding area colleges and Capitol Hill jobs, drawn by the glamour of power.

After decades in the cultural wilderness, it appears that Washington’s moment is finally here.

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