News & Politics
News Bytes : CAG’s New Board, MedStar’s New Pavilion, and GU’s New Bulldog
Arts & Society
The Mansion on O Street’s Delightful ‘Through the Looking Glass’
Neighborhood
Volta Park Baseball Diamond Renovation Set for 2024
Real Estate
December 2023 Realty Review
Arts & Society
Georgetown Glow’s Alight, Balancing the Whimsical and Sentimental
News Analysis: House Budget Riders Could Impact D.C. Funding, Voting Laws
July 17, 2023
•For months D.C. officials have been roiled by proposals from the U.S. Congress to restrict and tighten up some of the District’s crime arrest and detention policies. President Biden actually […]
High Court’s Affirmative Action Decisions: Impact on Georgetown Students
July 10, 2023
•On Thursday and Friday June 29 and 30, the U.S. Supreme Court rendered two decisions that could significantly impact Georgetown’s tens of thousands of university students and staff in significant […]
On The Hill: Senate Override of D.C. Criminal Code Anti-Climactic
March 9, 2023
•On Wednesday afternoon March 8, this Georgetowner Senior Correspondent drove with some excitement to the U.S. Senate to cover the big D.C. and national story that had seen breathless headlines […]
Editorial: Doing the Safety Dance
March 8, 2023
•The Criminal Code Brouhaha Is an Opportunity to Do Better The District’s new criminal code bill is in limbo, after D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson pulled the legislation out of […]
Death of Queen Elizabeth II Brings Sadness, Inspiration to Washington
September 12, 2022
•The bouquets of flowers were beginning to pile up Saturday morning three layers deep around the image of the Union Jack – flag of the United Kingdom, laid out on […]
Georgetown Mural on U.S. Detainees Brings Worldwide Attention and Tears
July 21, 2022
•Who would have thought the launch of a black-and-white art exhibit of 18 somewhat fuzzy larger-than-life head shots, glued with wheat paste onto a craggy brick wall in a long […]
Inside the Jan. 6 Committee Hearing (photos)
July 13, 2022
•The cavernous Cannon Caucus Room on Capitol Hill, measuring 74-feet-long by 54-feet-wide and topped by a 35-foot-high ceiling, was built in 1908 to impress. It is, of course, the scene […]
Crime: July 4 Parade Shooting in Chicago, K St. Homicide, D.C. Crime Rate Under Fire
July 5, 2022
•National Headlines from this Fourth of July weekend are dominated by news of Chicago’s Highland Park Independence Day parade mass shooting, leaving 6 dead and dozens injured, ages 8 to […]
The Juneteenth Federal Holiday: A Backgrounder
June 16, 2022
•This Monday, June 20, is a U.S. national holiday commemorating “Juneteenth,” which falls this year on a Sunday, June 19. Many Americans are unsure, however, about the origins and significance […]
Commentary: Hall of Mirrors
June 15, 2022
•Patients suffering from intractable, chronic, or phantom-limb pain often find relief in mirror therapy, which tricks the brain into believing the injured limb is “healed” by viewing a reflection of […]