D.C. Council’s Vote on the Streatery Emergency Act Is Tomorrow

December 1, 2025

The Georgetowner received this letter from the Citizens Association of Georgetown President Amy Titus over the Thanksgiving holiday. In an opinion piece about streateries in our November print issue and […]

Streateries at a Crossroads: Georgetown Residents, Businesses, City Officials Weigh In

November 17, 2025

This submission is from Citizens Association of Georgetown President Amy Titus. The Citizens Association of Georgetown (CAG) participated in the Council of the District of Columbia’s November 5 Oversight Roundtable […]

Opinion: Are Streateries Still Cool or a Disaster Waiting to Happen?

November 10, 2025

Another buzzword that has stuck around since the pandemic is “streateries.” The D.C. Department of Transportation opened the citywide Temporary Streateries Program in June of 2020. The DDOT’s Temporary Streatery […]

Long Agenda Takes ANC 2E Meeting Past Midnight  

October 6, 2025

 The “October” meeting of the Advisory Neighborhood Commission for Georgetown, Burleith and Hillendale, held on Monday, Sept. 29, began at 6:30 p.m. and didn’t gavel down until about 1 a.m. Besides […]

BID Applauds New CEO, Celebrates Georgetown at the Four Seasons 

September 22, 2025

The Georgetown Business Improvement District held its annual meeting at a Four Seasons lunch Sept. 18 and introduced its new CEO Deborah Kerson Bilek, who took over from longtime leader, […]

Opinion: This Pandemic Holdover Is Ruining Historic Georgetown

July 7, 2025

The Georgetowner received this letter, along with an op-ed published June 30 in the Washington Post. The op-ed is by Elizabeth Miller and Stefanie Scott of the Georgetown Coalition for Public […]

Packed ANC Agenda: Budget, Field Projects, Streateries  

June 9, 2025

They tried. They really tried. The commissioners and presenters at the Monday, June 2, meeting of ANC 2E, the advisory neighborhood commission for Georgetown, Burleith and Hillandale, tried to keep […]

2024 Year in Review  

January 13, 2025

The following is a year-in-review roundup for Town Topics of 2024. Crime At the December meeting of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E, the Metropolitan Police Department reported that crime was down […]

The Future of Georgetown’s Streateries

November 13, 2024

New Proposals Refuel Neighborhood Debate Over Sidewalk Extensions   Five years ago, walking down Georgetown’s brick sidewalks, one might find oneself fighting to squeeze by fellow foot soldiers. Today, however, the […]

ANC: Dockless Vehicles, Sidewalk Repairs, Streateries, CYM   

November 11, 2024

At its Nov. 4 meeting, ANC 2E, the Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission, discussed dockless vehicles, sidewalk repairs, streateries and the Call Your Mother deli at 3428 O St. NW.    Dockless […]