ANC Report: Parking, Parking and More Parking, Or Not?
• December 15, 2025

December’s Georgetown-Burleith Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC2E) meeting began with big congratulations for Executive Director Anna Noakes, who got engaged. Congrats! Here are minutes from the Dec. 8 meeting. Stay tuned […]

Council Eases Streatery Fees, Rules  
• December 9, 2025

On Tuesday, Dec. 2, the District Council voted unanimously to reduce occupancy fees for streateries and allow additional design flexibility. The legislation went into effect immediately and will be in place for 90 days.    Before the emergency legislation, the District Department of Transportation determined that restaurants […]

Georgetowner Readers Weigh In on Streateries 
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Last month, The Georgetowner raised a question important to the Georgetown community: Are streateries beneficial or a terrible long-term idea? Our editorial, followed by a submission from Citizens Association of Georgetown President Amy Titus, prompted responses from readers. Here are their comments.   Limit the number of streateries. […]

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 […]

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 […]

ANC 2E: Health Benefits, Crime, Trash, Streateries   
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By Heather Harris Roemer       Summary of Nov. 3 ANC 2E Meeting  Concerns about funding for food benefits were addressed by the mayor’s office. Open enrollment for 2026 health plans has […]

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 […]

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 […]

Georgetowners React to Streateries Petition 
• October 10, 2023

“Where do you stand on streateries?” we asked in our Sept. 28 online story “Georgetown Coalition for Public Spaces Petitions to Improve Streateries.”   In response, we heard from many residents […]