Arts
Irish Film Festival Returns to AFI, Feb. 27-March 2
Featured
Weekend Roundup: February 20-23
Food & Wine
Cocktail of the Month: The Snoopy
Arts
Opera Lafayette Premieres Dédé’s ‘Morgiane’
News & Politics
Save Chinatown Solidarity Network D.C. Hosts Town Hall
Editorial: Meta Pulls the Plug on Fact-Checking
January 21, 2025
•Last week, Meta, the company that owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, announced that it would end its eight-year fact-checking partnership with independent American journalists to identify misinformation on its platforms. […]
Editorial: Heath Care: Change, Yes; Murder, No
January 14, 2025
•On Dec. 4, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot to death in cold blood outside a Hilton hotel in midtown Manhattan. Even before the arrest of his self-confessed assassin, five […]
Editorial: Make Affordability a Top Priority
September 11, 2024
•Members of the soon-to-graduate Class of 2025 who wish to live in an apartment in the city may have a rough go of things. While their parents and grandparents may […]
Opinion: How 9/11 Transformed Immigration in America
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When Americans think of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, they think of the thousands of innocents who died in the […]
Editorial: The Key to Civilization Is Civility
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Twenty-three years later, we remember the fear and horror of 9/11, but do we recall the days that followed? On Sept. 12, and for weeks afterward, we showed more kindness […]
Editorial & Opinion: We’re Still Here — Let’s Keep It That Way!
August 14, 2024
•In case you have not heard, we are celebrating 70 years — seven decades — of this publication on October 7th, 2024. The Georgetowner is a proud survivor, a prime […]
Editorial: Scooter Rudeness, E-Bike Excess, Moped Madness
July 17, 2024
•In the spring of 2021, Lime scooters and bikes were released in Washington, D.C. D.C. was the first city to receive Lime scooters. Spin launched its dockless e-bike system […]
Editorial: The Joy of Community — The List Goes On
June 12, 2024
•“Taking care of others, helping others, ultimately is the way to discover your own joy and to have a happy life.” — the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu Now […]
Editorial: Community Involvement Is a Win-Win
May 8, 2024
•When was the last time you pitched in to help Georgetown achieve or, better yet, surpass its goals? This isn’t a trick question, and we don’t mean to send you […]
Opinion: How I Discovered the Meaning of Memorial Day
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By Chip Reid I’m a bit embarrassed to admit it, but for most of my life the only thing special about Memorial Day was the fact that it was a […]