Japanese Lantern Lighting Ceremony for Cherry Blossom Festival Returns Live to D.C. (photos)
• April 4, 2022

The Japanese Stone Lantern stands nestled among the cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin near the spot of the first Japanese cherry tree planting in 1912. Gifted to the city […]

Dumbarton Oaks Park Restoration Project Celebrates New Phase
• November 15, 2021

The sky was misty, the leaves crunchy, the air cool and fresh smelling as Dumbarton Oaks Park fans and friends made their way Saturday, Nov. 13, down the half-mile “Lovers […]

Cherry Blossom Festival to Go Live and In-Person in 2022 (photos)
• November 10, 2021

After a two-year pause, the National Cherry Blossom Festival announced plans to return to “live and in-person” events in 2022.” The announcement by Cherry Festival President Diana Mayhew became official […]

Park Service Salutes Friends of Georgetown Waterfront Park
• October 18, 2021

For those who longed to fix up the Georgetown waterfront with its parking lots, salt dome and other eyesores, it was decades in the making. After being a port and […]

Old Stone House Reopens, Garden Renewed
• September 20, 2021

There was historic activity at Georgetown’s Old Stone House at 3051 M St. NW — the oldest house, dating from about 1762, on its original foundation in Washington, D.C. and […]

Homeless Camp Cleared at Entrance to Georgetown
• September 13, 2021

On Friday, Sept. 10, the camp that grew over the last year between Rock Creek and 28th Street, between Pennsylvania Avenue and M Street, on federal property was cleared by […]

At Last, Georgetown Canal Boat Is Home
• July 12, 2021

Over the weekend, a precious shipment arrived near Fletcher’s Boathouse at the C&O Canal and Canal Road. Two halves of the canal boat –– a contemporary take on a historic […]

C&O Canal Boat to Arrive Sunday (We Hope)
• July 8, 2021

“We are hopeful the boat will arrive in Georgetown on Sunday,” Georgetown Heritage Board Chair Jennifer Romm told The Georgetowner today. The arrival is the long-anticipated C&O Canal Boat is […]

C&O Canal Readies for Water, Boat, Eventually Canoes, Mules
• May 10, 2021

With repairs to Locks 3 and 4 completed in 2019 and the canal wall near Grace Street and Wisconsin Avenue stabilized, it’s almost time for the water to flow.

Layer of Annoyance Surfaces at ANC Meeting
• April 12, 2021

At the March 30 virtual meeting, even the very favored National Park Service came in for some grumpiness regarding a construction project.