Weekend Round Up
Weekend Roundup: May 2 through 5
Arts & Society
White House Correspondents’ Parties Talk of the Town
Arts & Society
PostClassical Ensemble’s Sophisticated Ellington
Featured
Business Ins & Outs: French Market, Rose Park Market, Club Pilates, Rosewood
Real Estate
Olympian Home, Anyone?
Exclusive Interview: Duncan Bedlion, Commander Second District, MPD
July 13, 2022
•What’s happening with crime in Georgetown? The Georgetowner interviewed Georgetown’s top cop, Duncan Bedlion, Commander of the Second District of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) to find out whether progress […]
ANC Highlights, July 2022
July 11, 2022
•Briefings from Anthony Lanier of EastBanc, Mayor Bowser’s office, Ward 2 Council Member Brooke Pinto’s office, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), and Georgetown Main Street highlighted this month’s Advisory Neighborhood […]
Crime: July 4 Parade Shooting in Chicago, K St. Homicide, D.C. Crime Rate Under Fire
July 5, 2022
•National Headlines from this Fourth of July weekend are dominated by news of Chicago’s Highland Park Independence Day parade mass shooting, leaving 6 dead and dozens injured, ages 8 to […]
With Roe v. Wade Overturned: D.C.’s Abortion Debates Heat Up
June 27, 2022
•Battle lines have formed in the wake of the Supreme Court’s June 24 ruling overturning the landmark 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision guaranteeing Americans the constitutional right to abortion. At […]
Crime Report: ‘Moechella’ Shootings Mar Weekend Celebrations
June 21, 2022
•Promoting a celebratory weekend in the city, Mayor Bowser tweeted excitedly on Friday, June 17: “DC is Open.” And, “There’s Something in the Water,” she added, referring to the start […]
2022 Endorsements: Bowser, Mendelson, Schwalb
June 15, 2022
•While the Ward 2 election ballot may be thin, The Georgetowner shall weigh in on the June 21 Democratic primary, with early voting and mail-in ballots already happening. Let’s deal […]
New C&O Canal Boat to Help Revitalize Georgetown
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Upon its April 28 christening to much fanfare – with Mayor Bowser presiding – Georgetown’s new C&O Canal Boat, the “Georgetown Heritage,” launched a new era of local historical and […]
Pride Month Celebrations Come to Washington, D.C.
June 13, 2022
•This June, Washington, D.C. has been painted and splashed in rainbow colors in commemoration of Pride Month, a time devoted to educating the city on issues related to equity in […]
Downtowner News Briefs: June 6, 2022
June 6, 2022
•“Shaming Renaming” Gets D.C. Council Member Banned from Russia D.C. Council member Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3), helped name a block outside the Russian Embassy after a dissident the Russians are […]
Election 2022: Who’s on the Ballot?
May 16, 2022
•It’s voting season in the District. Here’s what you need to know. This year’s city-wide general election will be November 8. Contests will be for the mayor’s office, six D.C. […]