Arts & Society
Social Scene: Your Guide to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Weekend
Arts & Society
Review: ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ Is Swift at Her Most Grown Up, Mature Sound
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A Chat With the House Tour Patrons’ Party Co-Chairs
Arts
Richie Moriarty of CBS’s ‘Ghosts’ Previews Appearance at Library of Congress
News & Politics
March 2024 Downtowner News
GU Students Petition for Reduced Tuition
July 6, 2020
•Earlier this year, Georgetown University officials announced a 3.5-percent tuition increase for undergraduates, which would make the cost nearly $30,000 per semester.
GU Reopening Taking Shape … or Not?
June 29, 2020
•While many universities are telling students not to come back to campus until after the Thanksgiving holiday, Georgetown University President John DeGioia’s letter left the timing open.
Downtowner DC June 17, 2020
June 17, 2020
•NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS TEST POSITIVE The D.C. National Guard, mobilized to respond to the protests triggered by George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police, reported that some of […]
Jack Evans Fined Thousands
May 26, 2020
•Even if Evans wins the June 2 primary, his Council colleagues have made it very clear that they don’t want him back.
Pandemic Pivot: How Businesses Are Adapting
May 6, 2020
•Many local businesses are turning to creative ways to stay afloat during the coronavirus restrictions — even as they know their percentage of sales is way down and they apply […]
Buy Fresh Buy Local
April 22, 2020
•In the middle of a global pandemic, food is more important than ever. The Buy Fresh Buy Local Program is a nationwide effort that works to connect local farmers and […]
News Bytes: GU Parent; Georgetown Rabbi
April 8, 2020
•Barry Freundel was freed after nearly five years’ imprisonment for voyeurism and Elizabeth Henriquez, who conspired to get her daughter into Georgetown University, was sentenced to seven months.
AllTrails App, the Perfect COVID Thing to Do
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For those going stir crazy inside, as they say, there’s an app for that! AllTrails, an app for hikers has an “outdoors” platform with crowdsourced trails from nearly 10 million […]
Downtowner DC March 25, 2020
March 25, 2020
•UPTOWN THEATER CLOSES The historic Cleveland Park movie joint the Uptown Theater has closed. Built by Warner Bros. in the 1930s during Hollywood’s Golden Age, the theater, on Connecticut Avenue, […]
Downtowner DC March 11, 2020
March 11, 2020
•WOMEN’S MONTH AT THE LINE The Line DC hotel is celebrating International Women’s Month with programming that includes a new banner featuring artwork by local artist Rebecca Rea-Holloway (@thesweetfeminist), a […]