Restaurateur Tony Cibel — 1937 to 2024
• January 8, 2024

Restaurateur Tony Cibel — best known in Georgetown for Tony & Joe’s Seafood Place and Nick’s Riverside Grill at Washington Harbour — died Jan. 4 at the age of 86. […]

Georgetown Is Hot to Shop  
• December 6, 2023

Last week, WTOP News ran an upbeat story, headlined “Georgetown sees solid year despite retail, restaurant shuttering in DC,” and concluded “2023 has been a solid year for one of […]

Georgetown Glow’s Alight, Balancing the Whimsical and Sentimental
• December 4, 2023

By Hailey Wharram The Georgetown Business Improvement District (BID) is enthusiastically sponsoring the ninth annual Georgetown Glow festival which began Friday evening, Dec. 1, in Georgetown’s commercial district. Five unique […]

‘Georgetown Glow’ Returns to Light up the Nights
• November 6, 2023

Time to bundle up and pack that thermos of hot chocolate.  As winter darkness returns, the Georgetown Business Improvement District (BID) has plans to spark “Merriment in Georgetown” with the […]

Weekend Roundup, Dec. 22 – 25
• December 22, 2022

We made it! We’re officially into Christmas weekend. If you’re in town or perhaps have family coming to visit, here are just a few festive options. We at The Georgetowner […]

For the Winter Season, Georgetown’s GLOWing Once Again
• December 8, 2022

Despite December darkness, Georgetown’s aglow once again for the holiday season. In “the region’s only free outdoor light art experience,” GLOW has returned to the commercial district for its 8th […]

Bidens, Macrons Dine in Georgetown
• December 1, 2022

“Welcoming some friends to town,” wrote President Joe Biden on the POTUS Twitter account. Biden and first lady Jill Biden brought French President Emmanuel Macron and the French first lady […]

Real Estate Listings: Splendid Homes of Former Ambassadors and Cabinet Secretaries
• November 28, 2022

One great facet of D.C. real estate is that the houses are often grand and downright awe-inspiring. A recent listing and one contingent sale hold up to the grandeur: one, […]

D.C. Sues Bitcoin Evangelist Michael Saylor for $25 Million in Unpaid Taxes  
• September 12, 2022

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine announced on Aug. 31 a tax fraud lawsuit “against Michael J. Saylor, a billionaire technology executive who has resided in the District of Columbia for […]

Architect Arthur Cotton Moore, 1935-2022
• September 8, 2022

A giant of Washington architecture has passed. Arthur Cotton Moore, who designed Georgetown’s Washington Harbour, bringing new life to the Potomac waterfront, and who led the stunning historic preservation and […]