Editorial: Pound (and Euro and Canadian Dollar) Foolish 
• January 13, 2026

Good news for Georgetowners who dislike sharing the neighborhood’s streets, parks, historic sites, shops and restaurants with foreign tourists: there are going to be fewer of them.  Of course, it’s bad news for the historic sites, shops and restaurants — and even worse for our hotels.   International tourism is, oddly enough, an […]

Editorial: A Double Anniversary
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1789 was a milestone year for the nation and for Georgetown. That year, the U.S. Constitution was adopted and Georgetown University — the oldest Catholic institution of higher learning in the country — was […]

Editorial: Cold as ICE
• January 12, 2026

On Wednesday, Jan. 7, a 37-year-old woman was shot three times while in her car on a snow-dusted street in Minneapolis. Her name was Renee Nicole Good. She was a poet and the mother of three children, including a 6-year-old boy.  She wasn’t killed by some random “bad guy” or by an undocumented “drug-peddling […]

Editorial: Our Top 10 Mayoral Attributes  
• December 9, 2025

Georgetown and D.C. have been abuzz with news these past few weeks, promising epic changes in how our community and the District as a whole will be governed — and viewed by the world — as we prepare to celebrate the 250th anniversary of our historic republic.     Driven by historic elections, 2026 may […]

Editorial: Georgetown’s Design Review Takes a Hit  
• November 11, 2025

Were any Georgetowners pleased when the Biden-appointed, volunteer members of the Commission of Fine Arts were “terminated, effective immediately,” by the Trump administration? (Created in 1910, the CFA also has […]

Editorial: Life Lessons from … John Candy 
• November 10, 2025

’Tis the season! To give, to appreciate what we have, to be grateful. These days, that’s easier said than done, isn’t it?    If you have a chance this Thanksgiving, check […]

Editorial: Our Better Angels Prevailed 
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Could it finally be morning in America?   Well, hello there! We didn’t expect to see you here. And by “you,” we mean the hope, joy and sheer giddiness that greeted […]

Editorial: Trump v. Smithson  
• September 9, 2025

A pitched battle between ideology and science took place 100 years ago.  The town of Dayton, with a population of 2,000 or so in 1925, hosted a court case brought […]

Editorial: Putting Labor Back in Labor Day 
• August 13, 2025

This year, Labor Day falls on Sept. 1. The first Monday in September hasn’t been the first day of the month since 2014.  Among other things, this earliest-possible timing means […]

Editorial: Washington, D.T.? 
• August 12, 2025

And you thought August would be mellow. A political earthquake hit Washington, D.C., Aug. 11. President Donald Trump announced Monday that he is deploying the National Guard and federalizing the […]