Holiday Gift Guide for Shopping Georgetown

, December 6, 2023

This holiday season, why not shop one of the city’s premier destinations, Georgetown? Besides being fun enjoyable — and ever-Instagramable — it will help boost your spirits as well as […]

Valentine’s Day Romantic Films with Georgetown Pairings

February 8, 2023

If you’re a self-professed hopeless romantic as I am, Valentine’s Day is more appreciated than abhorred. So, in that spirit, here are some fun matches between romantic films and the […]

Half-Virtual Arts Round Up, July 2, 2020

July 2, 2020

Fourth of July weekend is here, and a few more cultural organizations — but far from all — are putting a toe in the water reopening-wise.

Happy Birthday to a Russian Poet

October 7, 2018

Presented by the Russian Chamber Art Society, Alexander Zhurbin’s three-part work for mezzo-soprano, baritone and piano, “Tsvetaeva,” will have its American premiere on Oct. 12 at the Embassy of France,

Weekend Round Up October 4, 2018

October 4, 2018

One can drink Argentinian wines, eat Salvadorean-inspired plant-based foods, chat with crafters in Del Ray and have your animals blessed in Georgetown.

Weekend Round Up February 15, 2018

February 15, 2018

This weekend is the big celebration of Frederick Douglass’s 200th birthday at Cedar Hill. The Chinese New Year’s Parade is Sunday and Presidents Day is Monday (you can get ready on Saturday at the National Portrait Gallery’s Presidential Family Fun Day).

Town Topics Jan. 24, 2018

January 24, 2018

By Peggy Sands and Robert Devaney Food Truck Scrimmage on T.J. St. It starts about 6 a.m. every morning on the corner of Thomas Jefferson and K Streets, across from […]

Bridge Street Books to Become Nonprofit

January 16, 2018

After its gregarious and affable owner Philip Levy died unexpectedly last October, many in Georgetown were concerned that the store they love might close.

Town Topics Oct. 25, 2017

October 25, 2017

By Peggy Sands and Robert Devaney Halcyon Introduces First Arts Lab Fellows On Oct. 16, Georgetown-based Halcyon, which evolved from S&R Foundation and began operating independently this year, introduced its […]

Philip Levy, Owner of Bridge Street Books, Dies

October 14, 2017

A memorial service was held 11 a.m., Monday, Oct. 16, at Washington Hebrew Congregation.