Emancipation Day Weekend Celebrates D.C. 
• April 17, 2023

Today, Washingtonians observe a unique American holiday that’s part of their history but affects the rest of the country, too. D.C. Emancipation Day honors the day, April 16, when President […]

D.C. Metro Bus Rides to Be Free by July 1
• December 12, 2022

This month, the D.C. Council did something that no other governing body a city Washington, D.C.’s size or larger has ever done: it unanimously agreed  to offer and fund free […]

Raise the Roof for Justice Housing
• October 15, 2021

Join us for a party with a purpose atop One Franklin Square’s spacious rooftop for safe outdoor mingling and gorgeous views of downtown DC. The evening will be filled with […]

Philip Bermingham: The Power of Photography
• May 17, 2021

Some of the people photographed by Philip Bermingham — Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip with George H. W. and Barbara Bush, for instance — are figures known the world over. […]

Virtual Meetings from Dumbarton House: CAG Tomorrow, Colonial Dames Wednesday
• September 21, 2020

The Citizens Association of Georgetown will hold its first virtual annual meeting on Sept. 22. Also coming to you from Dumbarton House: a Colonial Dames of America event on Sept. 23.

Georgetown’s John Thompson, First Black Coach to Win NCAA Championship, Dies at 78
• August 31, 2020

In 2016, Georgetown University dedicated the John Thompson Jr. Athletic Center, next to McDonough Gymnasium on the west side of the main campus.

D.C. Updates List of High-Risk States; Removes Delaware
• August 10, 2020

DC Health released an updated list of high-risk states where the seven-day moving average of daily new COVID-19 cases is 10 or more per 100,000 persons on Aug. 10. Mayor […]

Georgetown Lawyer Protests Protests
• August 6, 2020

Georgetown resident and lawyer Don Crockett sent a formal letter to the mayor decrying certain protests in Georgetown, as well as the May 31 looting that followed the downtown protests.

D.C. Schools to Be Online-Only for Fall Term
• July 30, 2020

The decision to only offer classes online during the first term came unexpectedly. Until this week, officials had considered a mixed-option plan.