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 […]

Georgetown Main Street Boosts Small Businesses
• March 27, 2023

Georgetown Main Street — a non-profit that promotes and supports small businesses along the Wisconsin Avenue commercial corridor — met March 22 for its annual meeting at Fathom Gallery in […]

Editorial: Honoring The Women of Georgetown 
• March 8, 2023

Today, March 8, we honor International Women’s Day.   By presidential proclamation, the month of March is also designated every year as Women’s History Month. This time is set aside to […]

New 2023-24 ANC Chair Miller Manages Tight First Meeting 
• January 11, 2023

The newly chosen Chair of the 2023-24 Georgetown/Burleith/Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission, Elizabeth Miller, ran a tight virtual meeting on January 9 getting through the swearing in of five new Commissioners […]

Shop Conscientiously in Georgetown This Small Business Saturday, Nov. 26
• November 21, 2022

Want to give Georgetown commerce a boost? What could be more productive than supporting our local small businesses on Small Business Saturday this November 26? And a boost to local […]

Georgetown’s Art All Night: A Brilliant Evening
• September 26, 2022

Georgetown’s second annual Art All Night festivities wowed attendees and crackled with celebratory community energy last Friday, Sept. 23 from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. along the upper Wisconsin Ave. NW […]

Georgetown’s ‘Art All Night’ Set for Friday, Sept. 23
• September 8, 2022

Georgetown’s Art All Night will return for its second year along the Wisconsin Avenue business corridor on Friday, September 23 from 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. and the festival’s organizers […]