Hot Brands, Like Tesla, Keep Georgetown Hot

January 25, 2024

Last month, the widely read news was that Barnes & Noble will return to Georgetown, which it left in 2011. Amazingly, the United States’s largest national bookstore chain will return […]

Town Topics: Year in Review 2023

January 2, 2024

What a difference a year makes — even in Georgetown. The top Town Topics of 2023 are quite different from those of 2022 —  except for one. Crime in Washington […]

Georgetown Heritage Salutes Richard Levy; Canal Boat Tours Return

September 18, 2023

Members and supporters of Georgetown Heritage, the nonprofit set up to assist the rebirth of the C&O Canal, met Sept. 13 at the Washington Harbour home of Nancy Taylor Bubes […]

Looking for a First Home? Try Georgetown. 

July 12, 2023

You know what they say — location, location, location. While that phrase is of course hackneyed, it’s 1,000 percent true for Georgetown. If you’re a longtime renter looking to buy […]

ANC2E: Cannabis, Vandalism, Fire, Traffic Study, TJ St. Project                                 

July 6, 2023

The Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission’s June 29 meeting for July started with a grateful goodbye to ANC2E Chair Elizabeth Miller. Her family’s downsizing move from Q Street to O Street […]

Debuts: District Doughnut, Alo Yoga; M St. Work, Sidewalk Pilot

June 8, 2023

District Doughnut Reopens District Doughnut, formerly at 3327 Cady’s Alley NW, has  — at long last — reopened at 3333 M St. NW, once home to Sweetgreen, and long before […]

Georgetown Cool… and Safe? 

February 8, 2023

Georgetown is having a moment … again. Over its 272 or so years, it has reinvented itself without losing its charm or erasing its history. We, along with other Georgetowners, […]

Georgetown BID Employee Murdered

August 22, 2022

On Aug. 11, MPD Second District Commander Duncan Bedlion appeared on the scene to answer reporters’ questions about an apparent drive-by double-shooting from a “silver car” in the Dupont Circle […]

What’s the Latest on Streateries and Sidewalks? 

May 10, 2022

As the warmth of spring returns, many Georgetowners are emerging from hibernation to window shop along bustling sidewalks and enjoy outdoor dining. So, what’s the latest news on the streateries […]

Sidewalks, Streets, Schools, Parks and Politics: Top Town Topics of 2021 

January 11, 2022

Georgetown in 2021 was abuzz with news and events even though so many of the normal activities of business, shopping, dining out, schools, the university, night life, non-profit and town […]