Donald Sultan’s “Disaster Paintings” at SAAM
• July 26, 2017

In the 1980s, the painter Donald Sultan began a series of industrial landscapes that he called “Disaster Paintings,” transforming images from newspapers into large-scale, heavily wrought monuments to industrial devastation […]

Suicide of Beloved Robot Shakes Community
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Tragedy struck the hearts of those who witnessed the death of Georgetown’s very own Robot Steve. His purpose was to patrol the streets in order to keep people safe. But, […]

A Loss in the Family: Jim Vance
• July 24, 2017

The longest serving broadcaster in the D.C. area succumbed to cancer last Saturday.

Speed Cameras Catch Nearly 1 Million
• July 20, 2017

Are they speed traps or money traps, meant to raise funds for the District government?

GBA Touts Georgetown Main Street Proposal
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Attendees at the Georgetown Business Association’s July 19 networking reception rallied around the neighborhood’s pitch for a Main Street program.

Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company at National Portrait Gallery
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Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company performed the world premiere of “After 1001 Nights” in the Kogod Courtyard of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery on July 8, 2017. Burgess is […]

Weekend Round Up July 20, 2017
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Another entertainment-filled weekend is here, with Capital Fringe in high gear and the District of Comedy Festival at the Kennedy Center.

The Inn at Little Washington Adopts New Mascot
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Named for the Virginia town where he was fostered, three-year-old Luray is the new mascot of the Inn at Little Washington. Luray is a Dalmatian, the latest in a line of spotted […]

Women’s March Passes Through Georgetown
• July 17, 2017

At the end of a 17-mile trek that began in front of NRA headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia, about 100 marchers reached the Department of Justice on the evening of July 14.

Georgetown Gas Saga Continues
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The saga continues. Last month, The Georgetowner reported the disconcerting story of longtime Georgetown resident Edward Segal and the Masked Men of the Gas Company. The masked, hooded and helmeted workers with oxygen […]