New To The Neighborhood: Weavers Row
• August 5, 2024

Weavers Row, a luxury apartment building located on Prospect Street NW, is set to open in Georgetown this fall. Construction began October 2022 on a sleek new facade on top […]

Georgetowners of the Year for 2023  
• December 6, 2023

The naming of Georgetowners of the Year has been a tradition of The Georgetowner newspaper for decades. Several well-known, devoted and influential members of the neighborhood have already received this […]

Georgetown Is Hot to Shop  
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Last week, WTOP News ran an upbeat story, headlined “Georgetown sees solid year despite retail, restaurant shuttering in DC,” and concluded “2023 has been a solid year for one of […]

Celebrating Norouz at the White House — and with Peacock Cafe
• March 30, 2023

The Persian New Year chimed in with the beginning of spring last week on the vernal equinox, and the White House held a reception “in celebration of Nowruz” (another way […]

Fun, Almost Back-to-Normal Summer Weekend in Georgetown
• June 13, 2022

Pools open! Parades and parties! Picnics in the park. Pop-ups including a free champagne garden party. Plenty of shopping in Georgetown — with a chance to slip easily over to Virginia to […]

Georgetown Main Street Revives Take-Out Tuesday
• January 24, 2022

Georgetowners—one of your favorite food-related promos is back! Beginning this Tuesday, January 25, #TakeoutTuesday can be savored once again. The winter months are typically rough for restaurants without a global […]

Developer, Lawyer Bob Elliott Dies at 80 
• October 9, 2021

Robert Raymond Elliott, a real estate developer and lawyer — best known in Georgetown for his mixed-use complex, Georgetown Court, home to businesses like Cafe Milano, Peacock Cafe, Cafe Liberte […]

Business Ins & Outs: Beer Garden, Faherty, Revelle, Cat Cafe, Peacock Café
• June 16, 2021

Proposed: Beer Garden at Latham Hotel Site A beer garden has been proposed for 3000 M St. NW, the site of an officially “blighted property,” where Le Madeleine Bakery & […]

Valentine’s Weekend Dining in Georgetown
• February 11, 2021

After too many months of housebound togetherness, local restaurants are betting that couples are ready to dine out — or to splurge on take-home luxury.  

Georgetown Introduces #TakeOutTuesday
• February 1, 2021

Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Elizabeth Miller came up with the idea last summer to support local restaurants to get more business during the ongoing pandemic.