Our Top Stories of 2025


2025 brought its fair share of interesting stories. Here are 10 of our most viewed stories of the year. What do you want to see us cover in 2026? Let us know in the comments!

Shutdown Specials: Here’s Our List of Discounts for Federal Workers

Courtesy Pixbay.

Furloughed federal workers wanted to know where they could get discounts around town during the government shutdown.

2025 Fall Galas and Events Guide

Courtesy SOME.

If there’s one thing Washington does best, it’s the fall balls and galas season.

The Brandy Melville Effect

The line at Brandy Melville on a Sunday afternoon.  Photo by Annabel Taylor.

Our summer intern Annabel Taylor’s piece on the Brandy Melville store drew plenty of views from local fashionistas.

No Kings Rally Draws 200,000 in Washington (Photos)

No Kings rally on Pennsylvania Avenue on Oct. 18. Photo by Bill Starrels.

The October 18 rally drew hundreds of thousands to protest Trump administration policies.

Business Ins & Outs: V-Tech, Dripbar, Amanda Hagerman, Izzy Salon, Violet; Starbucks

Sept. 26 ribbon cutting for the Holt Building: at center, Rian and Victor Holt and Ward 2 Council member Brooke Pinto. Photo by Total Reset Productions.

Our Business Ins & Outs column tends to always do well, but this one in particular had over 1,100 views.

Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door: Bob Dylan’s Bourbon Takes Center Stage at O Museum

Courtesy Heaven’s Door.

Readers were interested in this piece from contributing writer Celia Sharpe on Founder and CEO of O Museum in the Mansion H.H. Leonards and the party they threw to introduce Heaven’s Door, a Kentucky Straight Bourbon created by music icon Bob Dylan.

Streateries at a Crossroads: Georgetown Residents, Businesses, City Officials Weigh In

Streateries were (and still are!) a big issue in the neighborhood.

Spring Arts Preview: Performing Arts

Coming to the Warner Theatre on March 25: Hwasa Live Tour [Twits].

Our 2025 Spring Arts Preview all about the performing arts coming to town last spring earned lots of eyes. FYI, our 2026 Spring Arts Preview is out February 11, in case you’d like to advertise!

Fall Arts Preview: Visual Arts

“State Fairs: Growing American Craft,” 2024-25. Liz Schreiber. Courtesy Renwick.

Like our spring performing arts preview, our fall arts preview for visual arts got lots of eyes. It featured exhibits that came to town this fall from places like the Renwick, National Gallery of Art and National Museum of Women in the Arts.

JFK’s Former Georgetown Home Hits Market

Georgetowners love a good real estate story, and this one on the local townhome that JFK and Jackie shared from 1957 through his Inauguration on January 20, 1961 got lots of views.

 

 

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