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By • September 9, 2025 0 303
‘Beautiful Day’ for Some Biking
Yup, “I Heard It Through the Grapevine.” Through Oct. 4, put your pedal to the metal on Light Lane — a public art installation that lets you bike to hits from Washington legends like Marvin Gaye, U2, “Godfather of Go-Go” Chuck Brown and Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters fame. The four light-up stationary bikes are located at 3270 M St. NW. Needless to say, we’ll be there “With or Without You.”
MPD Tickets Fox News Anchor
In D.C., in-hand phone use while driving is illegal. Well, apparently Fox News anchor Bret Baier missed the memo. After footage of Baier, 55, being pulled over in Georgetown by the Metropolitan Police Department started circulating on social media, the “Special Report” host took to X to set the record straight. “I picked up my ringing phone as I drove past an officer while driving my wife’s car in Georgetown,” Baier wrote. “He pointed to have me pull over — I did. He was very professional. I had to dig for the registration card. Got a ticket and left. I didn’t know there was paparazzi.”
Wife of RFK Jr. Joins Him in Georgetown
In the wake of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s digital flirtation with 31-year-old New York Magazine reporter Olivia Nuzzi last year, his wife, “Curb Your Enthusiasm” star Cheryl Hines, is clarifying where their marriage currently stands. When Hines, 59, recently relocated from the couple’s home in Los Angeles to the $4.4-million Georgetown property that Kennedy, 71, purchased back in April, many speculated that her move was an attempt to keep a close eye on her unfaithful spouse. However, in an interview with Realtor.com, Hines insisted that she and RFK Jr. are still going strong, saying that they “talk about everything” and “trust each other.”
Hundreds of Hoyas Live in Luxury
New year, new dorms! At the end of August, more than 700 junior and senior Georgetown University students moved into the brand-new Byrnes, Hayden and Henle (ready next semester) Halls — the fruits of a $20-million donation from Bill and Lisa Byrnes. Featuring fully furnished studio apartments complete with in-unit laundry facilities, full kitchens and a slew of other amenities, these snazzy new dorms are sure to leave recent Georgetown grads green with envy.
GU Dips in National College Rankings
Niche’s 2026 Best Colleges in America list is out, and Georgetown University has dropped from 13th to 17th, its 2023 spot. Now we wait for the U.S. News & World Report list, which comes out on Sept. 24. From 2024 to 2025, Georgetown moved from 22nd to 24th in the U.S. News rankings.
