G.U. Will Finally Get Its Boathouse on the Potomac
• June 16, 2025

Georgetown University announced last week “an agreement with the National Park Service and the District of Columbia that will provide Georgetown with land along the Potomac River where the university […]

Profs & Pints DC: The Lives and Minds of Potomac Dolphins
• April 9, 2025

Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Lives and Minds of Potomac Dolphins,” with Janet Mann, professor of biology and psychology at Georgetown University and author of Deep Thinkers: Inside the […]

Hundreds of Oyster Lovers Eat Up at Shuck It!
• October 30, 2024

More than 600 Georgetown residents and visitors moved eagerly between oyster and beer stations on the afternoon of Oct. 19, watching dozens of oystershuckers opening thousands of fresh oysters — […]

National Park Service Announces Plans for Georgetown’s C&O Canal Repairs
• January 4, 2024

At long last, the National Park Service (NPS) has formally announced plans to drain and restore Georgetown’s portion of the landmark C&O Canal with a $12.7 million “investment” to “preserve […]

Profs & Pints DC: Dolphins of the Potomac
• January 24, 2023

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Dolphins of the Potomac,” with Janet Mann, professor of biology and psychology at Georgetown University and author of Deep Thinkers: Inside the Minds of Whales, […]

Dare to Try a Ghost Tour of Georgetown? 
• October 12, 2022

Do you believe in ghosts? Often asked around Halloween, this simple query tends to elicit responses ranging from contemptuous dismissal to wholehearted embrace, with stories in the mix. Whether or […]

Rehabilitating The Washington Canoe Club 
• August 15, 2022

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’  
• August 11, 2022

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 […]

Profs & Pints DC: A Guide to the Potomac’s Spring Life
• May 3, 2022

Profs and Pints DC presents: “A Guide to the Potomac’s Spring Life,” with T. Reid Nelson, assistant professor of fisheries ecology at George Mason University, and R. Christian Jones, professor […]

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 […]