Fashion
The Georgetowner’s Best Boutique Gifts for the Holidays
Downtown Observer
A Conversation with the Chief Retail Officer for the White House Historical Association Luci Shanahan
Arts
Shakespeare Theatre Company’s ‘Guys and Dolls’
Arts
Georgetown Resident Exhibits Art by Her Students, D.C. Inmates
Arts
Our Top Stories of 2025
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 […]
Editorial: BTS, Not Just a K-Pop Group
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In a chaotic and uncertain world, there’s at least one thing each fall we can count on: the smell of newly sharpened pencils, just-opened markers and freshly ironed clothes. Back-to-school season […]
Editorial: Transparency Is a Necessity
• May 14, 2025
“The very word ‘secrecy’ is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths and to […]
Editorial: Liberation Days?
• April 9, 2025
Trump’s tariffs landed Wednesday like a thunderclap — globalization, as we knew it, over. Markets rattled. Allies stunned. He really did it. Then came Saturday. Protests surged across towns and […]
