Outlook 2024: Looking Up   

January 10, 2024

Community Groups Comment      Compiled by The Georgetowner editors     The Georgetowner asked top community groups to assess the year ahead. We’ll be asking these and other groups to report in throughout […]

A Not So Covert Rose Park Affair

October 11, 2023

Upside Martinis with heavy hors d’oeuvres greeted supporters at the annual Friends of Rose Park fundraiser on Oct. 5 at the historic Julia Child house on Olive Street. In keeping […]

Earth Day Weekend Roundup, April 20 – 23

April 20, 2023

Earth Day weekend is upon us, spring weather continues to delight, and so many great activities await: Join Citizens Association of Georgetown and Friends of Rose Park for an Earth […]

Celebrating Georgetown and Washington, D.C. Centennials

September 14, 2022

What Was It Like 100 Years Ago?  As we commemorate major centennials, why not travel by Time Machine back 100 years?  In 1922 – only four years since the end […]

Sept. ANC Update: Back-to-School, Art All Night, Rose Park, Starr Restaurant

September 6, 2022

Holding its September 2022 virtual meeting on Aug. 29 before Labor Day ensured a low public turnout, but the Georgetown-Burleith Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC 2E) still made momentous and potentially […]

Mapping Georgetown: Rose Park Spurs Golden Doodle Acquisition

April 25, 2022

This special place packs a punch. Rose Park at 2459 P St. NW always delights its visitors and enlivens its Georgetown neighborhood. Farmers markets, art events, seasonal celebrations, tennis and […]

Allister Chang’s Literacy Goals for the State Board of Education 

March 9, 2022

One of Georgetown’s rising stars is Allister Chang, 31, Ward 2’s elected representative on the DC State Board of Education (DCSBOE). He was elected in November 2020 at a dramatic […]

ANC Report: Crime, Budget, Redistricting

March 3, 2022

Public Safety  First on the agenda at this month’s ANC meeting, a public safety briefing from Lt. John Merzig of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Regarding last month’s fatal shooting […]

Julia & Julia at Rose Park Party   

November 10, 2021

The Friends of Rose Park had a “Julia & Julia” moment, as its fundraiser was held Nov. 4 at the one-time home of America’s cooking teacher and TV personality Julia […]

Old Stone House Reopens, Garden Renewed

September 20, 2021

There was historic activity at Georgetown’s Old Stone House at 3051 M St. NW — the oldest house, dating from about 1762, on its original foundation in Washington, D.C. and […]