After 6 Years of Planning, Ellington Field Work to Begin in Nov.
• September 16, 2024

Six years ago, in 2018, neighborhood activists around the Ellington field, track and historic field houses on 1600 38th St. NW began formally advocating for vital improvements needed at the […]

Sara Revis (1921-2021): Navy, CIA Officer, Archaeologist 
• October 22, 2021

Sara Margaret  Revis, 99, a retired CIA officer, archaeologist and genealogist, passed away Sept. 23, five days shy of her 100th birthday, at her home in the Aarondale Retirement Community, Springfield, Virginia, […]

ANC Monday: Speed Limit, Farmers Market, Gateway Project
• February 1, 2021

On tonight’s agenda: Consideration of a Resolution Regarding a Proposed Speed Limit Change in Georgetown’s Commercial District.

Burleith Split on Historic Designation
• July 25, 2018

It’s been a hot topic since 2016. Should the Northwest D.C. neighborhood of Burleith —bordered by Reservoir Road, 35th Street, Whitehaven Parkway and 39th Street — be designated a historic […]

Hot Ticket, ANC Monday: Parking Changes Considered. Be There.
• February 22, 2018

Expect a large crowd (and some verbal fireworks) at the Feb. 26 meeting of the Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission, when a proposal on the perennial issue of parking is presented.

Suspicious Package Found at Duke Ellington School
• February 8, 2018

Police closed streets near the high school and students were evacuated to Hardy Middle School, two blocks north on 35th Street.

BCA: Promoting Civic Betterment in Burleith
• February 7, 2018

For more than 90 years, the Burleith Citizens Association has represented the interests of homeowners just north of Georgetown in a small but distinct neighborhood that calls itself “the Village […]

ANC Monday: Resident Survey, Stormwater, Montrose Park
• January 25, 2018

On the agenda: a presentation by the Georgetown Business Improvement District of the results of the BID’s Georgetown Resident Survey.

Town Topics Jan. 10, 2017
• January 10, 2018

For Some, Dockless Bikes on Thin Ice The new dockless bike-share program, which seeks to bring more choice to citywide transportation, has been getting attention from Georgetown residents. The bikes […]

Slur Against Jews Found on Burleith Building
• August 17, 2017

The anti-Semitic graffiti, now painted over by workers, was spotted by a Georgetown University graduate student.