‘Romeo and Juliet’: Perfect Valentine’s Ballet, to See with a Guy Too …
• February 16, 2023

The American Ballet Theatre brought the perfect ballet to the Kennedy Center for Valentine’s week: “Romeo and Juliet.” Perfect not only because its tragic love story is one of the […]

90-Year-Old Martin’s Tavern Celebrates Its Employees
• February 9, 2023

The happy crowd around the center tables piled high with meats, shrimps, crudités and savories at Martin’s Tavern on Feb. 7 broke into loud cheers and applause when owner William  A. […]

ANC 2E Highlights: Leaves to Literacy  
• February 8, 2023

The Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC 2E) held its February meeting on Jan. 30 and addressed more than a dozen issues, ranging from leaf collection to literacy rates — onto […]

New D.C. Laws Face Congressional Disapproval Today
• February 6, 2023

Two new D.C. laws, passed by the Council of the District of Columbia last year, are facing a joint Congressional committee hearing today in a little-used process known as “a […]

Woman’s Nat’l Democratic Club Welcomes New Congresswomen — and Nancy Pelosi
• February 2, 2023

You could feel the excitement, satisfaction and pride in the Dupont Circle mansion’s large dining room when more than 150 members of the Woman’s National Democratic Club gathered on an […]

Georgetown’s Unique and Tranquil Chinese Tea House Closes
• January 30, 2023

The minute you closed the door at Ching Ching Cha, the Chinese tea house and shop, near the C&O Canal at 1063 Wisconsin Ave. NW, leaving behind the noisy cars […]

Portrait Unveiled of Former Georgetowner and Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson
• January 26, 2023

Three levels of high grade security —  including driving at 5 mph through a building that’s an automobile-magnetometer — formal ID scrutiny, uniformed guest checkers, a total joint military-service color […]

At U.S. Mayors’ Conference, Top Issues: Public Safety, Homelessness, Migrants
• January 23, 2023

Bringing life back to downtowns, public safety, gun violence, mental health, homelessness, policing, affordable housing, partnering with NGOs, businesses and private parties to fix things and pickleball, “the latest sport […]

Special Neighborhood Hang Out: Say Cheese!  
• January 17, 2023

“I never thought my little café would become such a popular neighborhood hangout,” said Suzy Nabil, owner and some would say “the Spirit” of Say Cheese! at 1132 29th St. NW. Nabil […]

ANC2E Commissioners Offer Goals for 2023 
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Five new Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners joined the Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale ANC2E, which elected Elizabeth Miller as Chair and Gwen Lohse as Vice Chair. The two new commissioners representing Georgetown University were elected as […]