About Guest List
Guest List is Washingtonian’s fantasy cast of who we’d like to invite over for dinner each month.
Svetlana Legetic
The new head of the Fredericksburg Area Museum used to run the much-missed web mag Brightest Young Things.
Dawn Wallace
She runs Virginia’s Lost Dog & Cat Rescue Foundation, celebrating its 25th anniversary.
Ashok Bajaj
The DC restaurateur (Rasika, Bombay Club) was recently honored by the Indian ambassador at the US Capitol.
Mary Louise Kelly
The All Things Considered cohost is leaving her role on the beloved NPR program.
Kamil Castillo
A 16-year-old soccer prodigy from Columbia Heights, he signed with D.C. United.
DISINVITED!
David Rush
The former CIA officer admitted to stealing $40 million in gold bars and giving sensitive info to a foreign government, among other crimes.
This article appears in the November 2026 issue of Washingtonian.
