News Bytes: Microbursts, GU’s Selective Admissions, GWU Lawsuit
• August 16, 2023

Microbursts Hit Washington   A series of microbursts hit D.C. late last month, causing extensive damage around the city. A microburst occurs when a thunderstorm’s updraft collapses, sending air rushing down […]

Crime: MPD Launches ‘Hotspot Summer Plan’ for Georgetown
• May 8, 2023

While crime can spike in the summer months, MPD is implementing a plan this week to use data-driven techniques, community policing, and enhanced patrolling to combat public law-breaking at the […]

Community Calendar, March 9 – April 12 
• March 8, 2023

March 8-22, Noon-6 p.m., Mon.-Fri. Renowned Photographer Nancy Lensen-Tomasson to Exhibit Photos at Balfour Palisades Leasing Center, 4418 MacArthur Blvd. NW  March 9, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Tudor Nights: The Feminine Touch, […]

Community Calendar, Dec. 12 – Jan. 11, 2023 
• December 12, 2022

Through Jan. 22, 5 to 10 p.m., evenings, Georgetown Glow, Georgetown commercial district. Experience the magic of light in the region’s only curated outdoor public light art experience set against the […]

Friends of Jelleff Rec. Center Announce Renovation, Halloween Party Plans
• October 12, 2022

Big plans are afoot at the Jelleff Recreation Center at 3265 S St. NW. “The District finally has contracted with the DRL Architects Group to design the construction plans for the $37 million […]

Real Estate: ‘The Ever-Changing Plans of the Key Bridge Exxon’
• October 3, 2022

The Exxon gas station site on the western edge of Georgetown has gone through more development plans than Liz Taylor had husbands. Over the last decade, the site located at […]

Georgetown Community Day Delights at GU
• September 19, 2022

In the brilliant sunshine of a late-summer Saturday, Georgetown University held its annual fall Georgetown Community Day – a fun and family-friendly festival bringing together students, faculty and staff, local […]

New C&O Canal Boat to Help Revitalize Georgetown   
• June 15, 2022

Upon its April 28 christening to much fanfare – with Mayor Bowser presiding – Georgetown’s new C&O Canal Boat, the “Georgetown Heritage,” launched a new era of local historical and […]

ANC 2E February Report  
• February 7, 2022

Update on Ward 2 Recreational Parks    In the ANC’s February virtual public meeting, Department of Public Recreation’s (DPR) Chief of External Affairs, Tommie Jones, provided an update on Ward 2 […]

Georgetown BID Criticized for Sidewalk Expansions, High Staff Costs
• November 29, 2021

The Georgetown Business Improvement District – a non-profit organization originally dedicated to “a cleaner, safer, more accessible Georgetown” and supported by some $5.2 million of annual mandated supplemental taxes on businesses […]