Police Report: D.C. Homicide Rate Up 15 Percent, Neighborhood Incidents
• September 7, 2021

Here’s our neighborhood’s latest police and crime news gathered from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD): Sept. 6 – Arrest: Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Knife) on the unit block of […]

G.U. to Be ‘Vaccinated Campus,’ Move-In Later this Week 
• August 16, 2021

Later this week, expect to see more university students roaming around and exploring the neighborhood, discovering the charm and beauty of Georgetown or visiting old haunts. In a “Special Edition” […]

Former Georgetown Students Open The Gathering Spot
• August 5, 2021

The Gathering Spot, a private membership club rooted in Black culture, opened its second location in the D.C. area earlier this summer. The club was founded by Georgetown University graduates […]

Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski
• July 30, 2021

In a tour-de-force solo performance, Academy Award nominee David Strathairn (Good Night, and Good Luck; Nomadland) portrays World War II hero and Holocaust witness Jan Karski, a messenger of truth […]

Thanks to Hamburgers and Fries, G.U. Prof Earns Pulitzer
• June 14, 2021

Georgetown University Professor Marcia Chatelain was awarded a Pulitzer Prize last week. She was chosen as this year’s winner in the category of history for her work, “Franchise: The Golden […]

What Rocks: Scherzer Keeps on Pitching
• May 27, 2021

To Georgetown University students, it was the biggest day of their young lives, but to Max Scherzer it was just another workday. The Washington Nationals pitcher was spotted practicing on […]

Mother-Daughter Team Launches Cosmetics Product
• May 6, 2021

Christina Zilber, founder and CEO of cosmetics brand Jouer, and her daughter Amelie, a 19-year-old GU student, have created a blush duo.

More D.C. Institutions Reopening
• April 26, 2021

On April 23, the Smithsonian Institution announced that it is planning to reopening seven museums and the National Zoo in May. 

Local Universities Announce Vaccine Requirement for Fall Semester
• April 19, 2021

Georgetown University will require both undergraduate and graduate students at the main campus, the medical center and the law school to be fully vaccinated.

GU Launches Degree Program for Inmates
• April 12, 2021

Georgetown University has begun offering a bachelor’s degree program to about two dozen individuals incarcerated at Patuxent Institution in Jessup, Maryland.