G.U. Will Finally Get Its Boathouse on the Potomac
• June 16, 2025

Georgetown University announced last week “an agreement with the National Park Service and the District of Columbia that will provide Georgetown with land along the Potomac River where the university […]

Georgetown Canal Boat Surprise: Public Rides Return May 5
• April 10, 2023

After disappointing news last October that the newly-christened Georgetown canal boat  – “The Georgetown Heritage” – might not be hosting tours again until 2025 due to extensive National Park Service […]

A Ride Aboard the ‘Georgetown Heritage’  
• August 11, 2022

At Lock 3 in Georgetown, on a recent sunny Friday afternoon, lines form near the ticketing kiosk along the towpath near 30th and Thomas Jefferson Streets NW. Eager ticket-holders soon […]

No Known Inauguration-Related Threats Yet in Georgetown
• January 18, 2021

As of Friday, plans were that policing in Georgetown during the days before the Jan. 20 inauguration would be at the usual level with some increased visibility.

The Life of Georgetown From 1620 to 2020, Part 3
• December 31, 2020

As the nation has expanded and transformed, Georgetown has adapted to hardships and flourished. And in many fascinating ways, the city’s earlier experiences have paralleled our own.

Key Bridge Jumper Rescued by Private Boater
• August 12, 2020

An adult male jumped off the east side of Key Bridge around 8:30 p.m., Monday, August 10. He was rescued by a private boater on the Potomac River and brought to […]

Business Ins & Outs: New Key Bridge Marriott Residences, The Obamas, Miramar Restaurant, More
• December 4, 2019

PLANS FOR NEW KEY BRIDGE MARRIOTT, RESIDENCES The Arlington County Site Plan Review Committee has begun to review the site plan application for the redevelopment of the Key Bridge Marriott […]

ANC Monday: 5G, Hyde, Bus Shelter, Washington Gas
• April 27, 2019

The Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC 2E) will hold its May meeting on Monday, April 29, at 6:30 p.m. at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, 35th Street and Volta Place NW, […]

Gateway Designs to Be Shared April 19
• April 9, 2018

The design work for the Georgetown gateways project was awarded by the Business Improvement District to architectural firm Beyer Blinder Belle last February after a competitive bidding process.

Concerns, Lack of Funds Stymie Key Bridge Lights
• April 4, 2018

At a March 29 public meeting at the Georgetown Public Library on the proposed decorative lighting of Key Bridge, the first such meeting since September, it was clear that a […]