Update on 2026 D.C. Campaigns for Mayor, Delegate, and Council
• January 26, 2026

With Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton indicating this weekend that she would not seek reelection and former Council member Vincent Orange announcing that he would seek the Democratic nomination for mayor […]

Welcome, Abigail Spanberger, First Female Governor of Virginia
• January 20, 2026

By Evelyn Keyes Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) delivered her inauguration remarks from the State Capitol following her swearing-in as the 75th governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Dressed in […]

Our Top Stories of 2025
• December 17, 2025

2025 brought its fair share of interesting stories. Here are 10 of our most viewed stories of the year. What do you want to see us cover in 2026? Let […]

News Bytes
• September 9, 2025

  ‘Beautiful Day’ for Some Biking    Yup, “I Heard It Through the Grapevine.” Through Oct. 4, put your pedal to the metal on Light Lane — a public art installation that […]

April News Bytes: Four Seasons, EastBanc
• April 9, 2025

Additional reporting by Charlotte Meyer-Schönherr     Four Seasons Residences Top Out   Neighbors may have seen the construction of the Four Seasons Private Residences at 1051 29th St. NW moving right […]

A Local Four-Legged Hero Saves the Day
• February 3, 2025

In case you need a dose of positivity with everything going on on the world, you’ll want to read this. There is a local four-legged hero in town, right at […]

October NewsBytes
• October 7, 2024

‘Georgetown Cuddler’ Rapist Arrested    The Georgetown and College Park “Cuddler” — a man accused of sexually assaulting and raping women between 2006 and 2012 in Georgetown and Burleith, as well […]

News Bytes: Mansion Tax, ‘Bibi’ Visit, G.U. President Recovering From Stroke
• July 17, 2024

This article was updated July 22. ‘Mansion Tax’ Targets Georgetown   The District Council passed the city’s $21-billion budget for fiscal 2025 on June 12. The new budget contains a property […]

May 2024 News Bytes
• May 8, 2024

Architects Walk   The Citizens Association of Georgetown held its second annual Architects Walk Through Georgetown on April 6. The sell-out event was attended by approximately 100 CAG members. Seven leading […]

In Celebration of Our 69th Year, a Bit About Our Team 
• October 11, 2023

Sonya Bernhardt, publisher  This year I celebrated 25 years as publisher of The Georgetowner, as we now celebrate the newspaper’s 69th anniversary and Volume 70! First, a big thank you […]