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Neighbors Dress Up for an Oscars House Party
Fashion
From the Red Carpet to the National Museum of the American Indian
Living
Where to Celebrate International Women’s Day
Arts
Onstage, Georgetown – March 2025
News & Politics
Rush Hour Traffic Lanes Never To Come Back?
Mapping Georgetown: Thankfulness for Family, Georgetown and the Dalai Lama
December 5, 2022
•At Mapping Georgetown, we continue to celebrate our gratitude during this special season of thankfulness. Today’s feature is from Georgetowner Brian Michael Smith whose story is a special meditation on […]
Citizens Association of Georgetown Holds Public Health Town Hall
November 7, 2022
•Trash and rodents. They’re a never-ending topic in Georgetown (that The Georgetowner has covered for years) and was once again the subject of a town hall meeting sponsored by the […]
Georgetown Possessed by Halloween and ‘The Exorcist’
October 27, 2022
•Georgetown has always exhibited a spirit of Halloween with its stories of haunted houses and apparitions, but it really came into its own as a Halloween spooktacular in the last […]
Mapping Georgetown: Stories From The Tombs
October 24, 2022
•“His visits are occasional to the Senior Educational…. If he looks full of gloom then he’s lunched at the Tomb On cabbage, rice pudding and mutton. “ “Bustopher Jones: The […]
Mapping Georgetown: He Had a Giving Heart and We Loved Him
October 17, 2022
•Those of us who’d stroll by 31st and M Streets and didn’t notice anything or anyone in particular, missed out. Sometimes, the best things in life are all around us… […]
Dare to Try a Ghost Tour of Georgetown?
October 12, 2022
•Do you believe in ghosts? Often asked around Halloween, this simple query tends to elicit responses ranging from contemptuous dismissal to wholehearted embrace, with stories in the mix. Whether or […]
News Bombshells Will Impact Georgetown Migrants, Services
October 11, 2022
•Three news bombshells – two emanating from the D.C. Council and one from a federal court – will significantly impact migrants in Georgetown businesses, services and universities almost immediately. Office […]
Mapping Georgetown: Georgetown’s Community Comes from Far and Wide
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Welcome Tina, to Georgetown University and our Georgetown neighborhood! As the United States is considered the Melting Pot of the world, Georgetown University and the community of Georgetown itself are […]
Mapping Georgetown: More Than a Little Inspiration, GU’s ELP
October 3, 2022
•Did you know there’s a National Tooth Fairy Day? Well, Georgetown University’s Early Learning Project (ELP) does… During GU’s recent Georgetown Community Day on Healy Lawn, we encountered ELP at […]
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 […]