Editorial: The Georgetowner Endorses …   
• October 9, 2024

If you’re voting in Georgetown/Ward 2, this year’s general election ballot is short and sweet — and almost feels like a repeat. Regarding the top of the ballot, there’s former […]

‘Georgetown Is Hot!’ Mayor Tells Friends of Volta Park
• June 3, 2024

“Georgetown is hot!” Mayor Muriel Bowser announced to a sold-out crowd at the Friends of Volta Park annual fundraiser on Saturday, June 1. Indeed, there was much to celebrate for […]

Defund the Boys & Girls Club? Jelleff Supporters Protest           
• May 23, 2024

At a hastily called emergency meeting on Wednesday, May 22, at the Jelleff Recreation Center, more than a dozen children and teenagers with grim faces held bright signs with messages […]

CAG Celebrates Block Captain Program; Community Reps Praise Organized Approach
• April 15, 2024

The following report was provided, in part, by the Citizens Association of Georgetown. On April 11, the Citizens Association of Georgetown (CAG) hosted a volunteer appreciation event for its Block […]

ANC Zeroes In on Public Safety                
• March 11, 2024

Public safety, criminal detention and sentencing (including of juveniles) and police reform were the focus of the monthly meeting of ANC 2E, the advisory neighborhood commission for Georgetown, Burleith and […]

Prompting Community Involvement, Secure DC Bill Passes
• March 7, 2024

Community groups across the city urged their representatives to support the Secure DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024. On Tuesday, the Council of the District of Columbia voted its approval. […]

Jack Evans Will Not Run for Ward 2 Seat
• January 16, 2024

One of the big 2024 election-year questions — at least for Georgetown and Ward 2 — has just been answered.  Jack Evans, a decades-long resident of P Street NW just a […]

G.U. Welcomes Neighbors for Holidays
• December 14, 2023

It’s become a happy, neighborly Christmastime tradition: Georgetown University’s annual open house for the holidays — set in the Victorian-style Riggs Library at the landmark Healy Building. This year, university […]

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 […]

A Not So Covert Rose Park Affair
• October 11, 2023

Upside Martinis with heavy hors d’oeuvres greeted supporters at the annual Friends of Rose Park fundraiser on Oct. 5 at the historic Julia Child house on Olive Street. In keeping […]