After All That, Council Passes $22-Billion Budget    
• August 4, 2025

After months of agony, weeks of heated discussions and two hot (literally and physically) days of considering last-minute amendments (some on issues believed to be long resolved), the Council of […]

Record Number of Restaurants to Close; Council Meets Again on Initiative 82
• July 28, 2025

The District Council is voting on Monday, July 28, whether or not to reconsider a controversial local law that raised the minimum wage for all restaurant workers, including thousands who […]

Volta Park to Partly Close; Renovations Begin    
• July 21, 2025

After almost two years of planning and delays, the renovation of Volta Park’s baseball diamond and other improvements is set to begin construction in the park at 1555 34th St. […]

ANC 2E: Budget, Curfews, Flex Posts, G.U. Boathouse
• July 7, 2025

The July Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission meeting held on June 30 was —as it often is — a treasury of information, much of it deep-dive original sources. There was a sharing […]

D.C.’s 2026 Budget: $0 for Boys & Girls Clubs
• June 28, 2025

Shocking News Follows Fun Jelleff Annual Barbecue After a feel-good fundraiser barbecue on June 20 at Georgetown’s Jelleff Recreation Center at 3265 S St. NW — the site of D.C.’s […]

Q&A Cafe: Don’t Worry, Sally Quinn. You Were Not Boring
• June 12, 2025

A cozy dining room at the Georgetown Club filled with women of all ages and a surprising number of well-dressed men greeted 83 year-old Sally Quinn. She is an acclaimed […]

Packed ANC Agenda: Budget, Field Projects, Streateries  
• June 9, 2025

They tried. They really tried. The commissioners and presenters at the Monday, June 2, meeting of ANC 2E, the advisory neighborhood commission for Georgetown, Burleith and Hillandale, tried to keep […]

New D.C. Budget Eliminates Programs, Not City Employees
• June 2, 2025

Washington, D.C.’s new budget for 2025, 2026 — delayed, uncertain, smaller and controversial — is on the table. Frustrated city officials have a good excuse for the situation however. In February, […]

Mayor Bowser Dives In To Open Pool Season
• May 27, 2025

Q: How do you know when it is officially summer in Washington, D.C.? A: When Mayor Muriel Bowser dives into one of the district’s swimming pools at the annual Department […]

Where VIPs Dined, Seniors Now Shine: D.C. Landmark Reimagined
• May 14, 2025

Inspir Embassy Row Hotel Reborn for Luxury Senior Living   Ask Georgetowners who have resided here since the 1960s and they’ll remember the classic Fairfax Hotel at 2100 Massachusetts Ave. NW. […]