Fashion
The Georgetowner’s Best Boutique Gifts for the Holidays
Downtown Observer
A Conversation with the Chief Retail Officer for the White House Historical Association Luci Shanahan
Arts
Shakespeare Theatre Company’s ‘Guys and Dolls’
Arts
Georgetown Resident Exhibits Art by Her Students, D.C. Inmates
Arts
Our Top Stories of 2025
‘Exorcist’ Director William Friedkin — 1935-2023
• August 7, 2023
The man who terrified a generation (and many more after) with his hit horror film, “The Exorcist,” has passed away at his home in Bel Air, California, of heart failure […]
Georgetown Possessed by Halloween and ‘The Exorcist’
• October 27, 2022
Georgetown has always exhibited a spirit of Halloween with its stories of haunted houses and apparitions, but it really came into its own as a Halloween spooktacular in the last […]
Dare to Try a Ghost Tour of Georgetown?
• October 12, 2022
Do you believe in ghosts? Often asked around Halloween, this simple query tends to elicit responses ranging from contemptuous dismissal to wholehearted embrace, with stories in the mix. Whether or […]
For Halloween, We Spoke with a Real-Life Exorcist
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At first glance, Father Vincent Lampert, 59, seems to be a typical neighborhood parish priest. He’s assigned as the pastor of St. Peter and St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Churches […]
Max von Sydow: Jesus, Knight, Priest, Assassin, Emperor
• March 9, 2020
The passing of the Swedish actor on March 8, at the age of 90, meant that many memorable characters and roles went with him — and in a sense were resurrected.
