Arts & Society
Book Goes to the Dogs — and Vet’s Admirers
Performance
Onstage, Georgetown: Plays Are Blooming
Weekend Round Up
Weekend Roundup: March 28 through March 31
Featured
Save the Date: CAG’s Fall Fundraiser to Celebrate The Georgetowner’s 70th Anniversary on Sept. 20
Real Estate
Real Estate: What to Know About the Recent Commissions Settlement
Council Approves Tax Increases, Cuts to Police
July 13, 2020
•Against the mayor’s urging to hold off, the Council voted to raise an extra $63 million by increasing some business and other taxes, including a three-percent tax on all advertising.
Ward 2 Council Member-Elect Brooke Pinto to Be Sworn In June 29
June 18, 2020
•The term will last through this year, then Pinto, the youngest Council member and the first Ward 2 rep to succeed Jack Evans in almost 30 years, will likely continue in a new term in 2021.
Defund D.C. Police? No, Says Bowser
June 15, 2020
•On June 10, despite the mayor’s opposition, the District Council unanimously approved several reforms to the Metropolitan Police Department.
Brooke Pinto Wins Ward 2 Race
June 7, 2020
•A former assistant D.C. attorney general, Pinto was endorsed by D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Rep. Joe Kennedy and the Washington Post.
Ward 2 Race Contributions, Controversies Heat Up
June 1, 2020
•All but one of the Democratic candidates signed on to the Fair Elections Program — a voluntary process that provides base amounts and matching funds for those who pledge to only accept small donations.
Jack Evans Fined Thousands
May 26, 2020
•Even if Evans wins the June 2 primary, his Council colleagues have made it very clear that they don’t want him back.
Georgetown Almost a Ghost Town; D.C. Shuts Down Nonessential Businesses
March 26, 2020
•Mayor Muriel Bowser launched the application process for a new $25-million microgrant program to provide relief to local small businesses affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Jack Evans Withdraws From Special Election
March 19, 2020
•But Evans said he would unquestionably stay in the race for the new four-year term, to be decided in the Nov. 3 general election.
Jack Evans Files to Run in Both June Elections for His Old Seat
January 28, 2020
•He’s baaaack … already. Just ten days after leaving his Ward 2 District Council seat that he held for almost 29 years, Jack Evans filed papers with the Board of […]
Streetcar to Georgetown Kaput
January 23, 2020
•The project was not included in any of the District Department of Transportation’s 2020 budget requests in a 600-plus-page document DDOT submitted to the District Council this week.