Arts & Society
Social Scene: Bienvenue and Joyeux Noël with Ateliers Jacob
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Embassy Presents Dec. 7 Concert at St. John’s
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Weekend Roundup: D.C. Welcomes December with Festivities & Fun
Arts & Society
A Dino-Mite Holiday Blooms at the U.S. Botanic Garden
Arts & Society
Social Scene: Four Seasons Uncorks Wine & Dine 2025
Volta Park Baseball Diamond Renovation Set for 2024
• December 4, 2023
A very lively, civil and informed meeting between DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) officials and Volta Park users on Nov. 26 at the Georgetown Public Library answered many […]
Alan Rubin (1936-2022), Founder of the Biograph Theater
• November 14, 2022
A geologist who made quite the mark on the local community died November 6 at his home in Delaplane, Virginia. Alan Rubin quickly rose to fame after opening the landmark […]
Bowser Re-elected for Third Term: Few Surprises in D.C.
• November 10, 2022
It’s always a bit ironic to go through all the months (sometimes years) of hype about a big national election in Washington, D.C. — the fervent destination of hundreds of […]
Mapping Georgetown: Journey of a Lifetime
• June 6, 2022
This Mapping Georgetown story came as a total surprise. It was perfectly unexpected and thoroughly delightful! The Camino de Santiago is a pilgrimage route in Northern Spain, dating back to […]
Mapping Georgetown: Meet the Real McCoy of the Peabody Room
• November 15, 2021
Imagine being a librarian with a passion to meticulously preserve every key detail of your community’s history. And, what if you had the dream job of serving as the archivist […]
Mapping Georgetown: An Eyewitness to the Georgetown Library Fire
• November 8, 2021
When your local history collection is nearly destroyed by fire, you realize how precious are the treasures and stories of your collective past. At noon on Monday, April 30, 2007, […]
Mapping Georgetown: This Passion Project Has Many Humble Heroes
• September 7, 2021
With Labor Day on our minds, the Mapping Georgetown project wishes to thank all those who work so hard every day — often behind the scenes — to make our […]
Election 2020: What D.C. Voters Need to Know
• October 5, 2020
This year — already precedent-shattering in so many ways — will bring about changes to the way we’ve traditionally cast our ballots.
Artifacts Hint at Halcyon House’s Past
• August 30, 2018
On Aug. 21, at the Georgetown Public Library, Jennifer Porter-Lupu, a doctoral student in anthropology at Northwestern University, presented a portion of what she had uncovered.
