At Long Last: Groundbreaking for Four Seasons Condos
• May 11, 2023

“It’s been 13 years,” said developer Richard Levy to a large gathering, next to the long-shuttered West Heating Plant on May 10, displaying a sense of true relief but noting […]

ANC Highlights, July 2022 
• July 11, 2022

Briefings from Anthony Lanier of EastBanc, Mayor Bowser’s office, Ward 2 Council Member Brooke Pinto’s office, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), and Georgetown Main Street highlighted this month’s Advisory Neighborhood […]

News Bytes: Jack Evans, Canal Boat, Heating Plant
• May 11, 2022

Canal Boat Christened; Tours Begin  The C&O Canal boat was officially launched April 28, and public tours have begun. The new 80-foot-long boat was christened by Mayor Muriel Bowser (who […]

ANC2E Tuesday: Zoning, Sidewalks, Jelleff, Heating Plant Condos
• March 27, 2021

The Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC 2E) will hold its April meeting, 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 30, virtually — via Zoom or a conference call. The following is the agenda, […]

Mayor’s Agent Approves Partial Demolition of Heating Plant
• January 14, 2019

The decision removes an obstacle to the developer’s controversial plan to build a high-end condominium building designed by architect David Adjaye overlooking a park designed by landscape architect Laurie Olin.

West Heating Plant Decision Pending
• August 22, 2018

A public hearing regarding the West Heating Plant on 29th Street in Georgetown was held by the mayor’s agent, the official designated by the mayor to perform various functions under […]

Rollin’ on the River
• August 8, 2018

The 405-mile Potomac isn’t the 2,320-mile Mississippi, and Georgetown isn’t New Orleans or Memphis, but if you come down to our partly tidal river, you’ll find plenty of people who live, work and play there, especially in the summertime.

Heating Plant Condos: Back to the Drawing Board?
• April 30, 2018

After what was described as “a roller-coaster Historic Preservation Review Board hearing” on April 26, the developers may appeal to the mayor for a special designation.

Town Topics Nov. 8, 2017
• November 8, 2017

By Peggy Sands and Elizabeth Pankova Ideas Unlocked at Public Meeting on Canal Plans  Some 150 persons concerned about the decline of the historic C&O Canal, an essential part of […]

ANC Monday: Streetlights, C&O Canal, Heating Plant, 1789
• October 30, 2017

On tonight’s ANC agenda, a presentation about the C&O Canal master plan by Alison Greenberg, executive director of Georgetown Heritage, and Kevin Brandt, superintendent of the C&O Canal National Historical Park.