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News & Politics
Editorial: Budget Tweaks and Woes
ANC 2E: Budget, Curfews, Flex Posts, G.U. Boathouse
July 7, 2025
•The July Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission meeting held on June 30 was —as it often is — a treasury of information, much of it deep-dive original sources. There was a sharing […]
Editorial: Fight for the Right to Turn Right on Red
February 11, 2025
•These are contentious times, especially in Washington, D.C., and Georgetown, home to politically experienced and civic-minded residents. Yet, you’d think one issue could unite the local government and its citizens: […]
January 2025 Downtowner News
January 13, 2025
•Right-Turn-on-Red Ban in Effect A District-wide ban on right turns at red traffic signals took effect at the start of the year. But it may not be enforced at every […]
December Downtowner
December 9, 2024
•D.C. Businesses May Have to Take Cash Again Unless the District Council acts, D.C. businesses will soon be required to accept cash. Three years ago, the District first required businesses […]
The Usual ANC Suspects: DDOT, Jelleff, Traffic
May 6, 2024
•How much is going on in Georgetown this spring? So much that it took an entire two-hour-plus Advisory Neighborhood Commission meeting on May 1 just to catch everyone up and […]
Editorial: DDOT’s Problem with the Public
April 10, 2024
•D.C. Department of Transportation planners and outreach experts met online with Georgetown residents and business owners on April 3 to discuss 17 recommendations to improve the town’s transportation access and […]
Opinion: What Happened to Historic, Safe, and Clean Georgetown?
February 12, 2024
•I have lived in Georgetown for more than 30 years – first on 32nd Street with my wife, Noel, and then on P Street where I raised my three children. […]
Sponsored: The Future of Georgetown’s Streateries & Sidewalk Extensions
January 25, 2024
•[Sponsored Content] By Joe Sternlieb Georgetown BID President & CEO The BID entered 2024 with a full agenda of projects to sustain the leasing momentum we’ve benefited from over […]
Debuts: District Doughnut, Alo Yoga; M St. Work, Sidewalk Pilot
June 8, 2023
•District Doughnut Reopens District Doughnut, formerly at 3327 Cady’s Alley NW, has — at long last — reopened at 3333 M St. NW, once home to Sweetgreen, and long before […]
Georgetown BID: Season of Strong Leasing Activity, Return of Signature Events
April 12, 2023
•Sponsored Content There’s no denying the renewed energy and attention surrounding Georgetown lately, and we’re riding that momentum into the spring with the strongest leasing velocity we’ve seen in years. […]