Community Calendar, March 9 – April 12
March 8-22, Noon-6 p.m., Mon.-Fri. Renowned Photographer Nancy Lensen-Tomasson to Exhibit Photos at Balfour Palisades Leasing Center, 4418 MacArthur Blvd. NW March 9, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Tudor Nights: The Feminine Touch, […]
Cherry Blossom Season Kicks Off; Peak Bloom Expected March 22-25
Mayor Muriel Bowser, the National Cherry Blossom Festival and the National Park Service kicked off Washington, D.C.’s cherry blossom season on March 1 by welcoming the Cherry Blossom Bus. The […]
Montrose Park to Celebrate Sphere’s Return
Two years ago, it was a case of whodunit at Montrose Park, a verdant 16-acre meadowland of shade trees and gardens situated on the heights of upper Georgetown. While not quite […]
Kids Korner: Time Travel in Georgetown
By Eleanor Assey, 3rd grade and Eli Delaney, 2nd grade The C&O Canal tour took us back in time… Our guide – Jasmyn Nash – pulled us into a time […]
Georgetown Canal to Be Drained Much Longer Than Anticipated, Through 2025
Disappointing news from the C&O Canal National Historic Park and Georgetown Heritage today: Georgetown’s section of the C&O Canal will be drained soon and remain potentially dry for as long […]
Rose Park’s 100th Birthday Celebrated in Style
Rose Park in Georgetown — from P and 26th Streets NW all the way south along Rock Creek Park parkway to M and 27th Streets NW — is an active, […]
Rehabilitating The Washington Canoe Club
In a race against nature’s destructive forces, Georgetown’s most prominent architectural feature and historic landmark on the Potomac River – the now-dilapidated Washington Canoe Club (WCC) – is on a path […]
A Ride Aboard the ‘Georgetown Heritage’
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 […]
Fourth of July Weekend Round Up, June 30 – July 4
Who else is as excited for this three-day Fourth of July weekend as we are? If you’re in town, you’re in luck. There are so many things to do! From […]
New C&O Canal Boat to Help Revitalize Georgetown
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 […]