Brooke Pinto Gives D.C. Update at Main Street Coffee
• October 16, 2025

Ward 2 Council member Brooke Pinto met with business owners and residents at the Oct. 9 Georgetown Main Street Coffee & Conversation at 1310 Kitchen & Bar. Pinto offered details […]

Georgetowner Publisher Talks of 30 Years in News Biz
• August 21, 2025

Sonya Bernhardt, publisher and owner of The Georgetowner, spoke at Georgetown Main Street’s monthly Coffee & Community at Kitchen & Bar 1310 on Aug. 14. Enjoying a light breakfast provided […]

Main Street Issues 8 Grants, Toasts Martin’s Tavern  
• April 7, 2025

Georgetown Main Street’s “State of the Street” annual meeting on April 2 at Fathom Gallery “was full and the energy was high,” said Executive Director Rachel Shank. “Everyone there is […]

The Women Who Run Georgetown
• March 31, 2025

In celebration of Women’s History Month, The Georgetowner is proud to recognize a few of the women community leaders who help make Georgetown such a special place. As a woman-founded […]

A Student ANC Commissioner Moves On 
• February 12, 2025

By Joe Massaua  I’ve learned a lot over my two years of service as a commissioner on Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E. I’m grateful to my colleagues for their wisdom and […]

Georgetown Main Street Lights Book Hill Tree in Second Annual Tradition
• December 5, 2024

Georgetown Main Street kicked off the holiday season at its second annual Book Hill Tree Lighting Tuesday evening. Carols were led by GMS Executive Director Rachel Shank and Events and […]

Community Christmas Tree Lit at Book Hill Park
• December 7, 2023

Under the leadership of Georgetown Main Street — the nonprofit that helps small businesses along the Wisconsin Avenue commercial corridor — Georgetown now boasts its own community Christmas tree, after […]

Georgetown Main Street Brings Back Christmas Tree
• November 27, 2023

“Georgetown’s first community Christmas tree has arrived!” Rachel Shank, executive director of Georgetown Main Street, told The Georgetowner on Nov. 27. “Georgetown’s small business community has long dreamt of a […]

Crime: MPD Launches ‘Hotspot Summer Plan’ for Georgetown
• May 8, 2023

While crime can spike in the summer months, MPD is implementing a plan this week to use data-driven techniques, community policing, and enhanced patrolling to combat public law-breaking at the […]

20th Annual French Market Attracts Throngs, as Skies Cleared
• May 1, 2023

While Friday’s April rains dampened first-day turnout for Georgetown’s annual French Market on Wisconsin Avenue’s Book Hill, Saturday’s clear and warm weather brought joyous hordes of sidewalk shoppers, browsers and […]