Neighbors Dress Up for an Oscars House Party
• March 5, 2025

Several dozen serious movie buffs—some of them three to four times a week moviegoers—gathered at the Georgetown N Street home of Ellen Waugh March 2 to watch and celebrate the […]

VIPs, Locals Merge at Conservative Confab
• February 27, 2025

More than 5,000 conservatives from Georgetown, Washington, the good ol’ U.S.A. and overseas gathered at the annual conference of conservatives — CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference — held at […]

New Tech Ups Tranquility at Fitness Center, Spa 
• February 11, 2025

“We have taken our spa experience to the next level,” Four Seasons Hotel Manager Igor Morosowski told The Georgetowner. “It is probably the most luxurious wellness center in all of […]

ANC Report: Christmas Trees, Jelleff Delays, Theft From Autos, Classroom Phone Ban 
• February 10, 2025

“They’ve forgotten us!” the usually cool Commissioner Paul Maysak lamented loudly — half tongue-in-cheek — toward the end of the Feb. 3 meeting of ANC 2E, the Advisory Neighborhood Commission […]

Security Will Be ‘Tight and Visible’ for Inauguration
• January 16, 2025

“Nearly a quarter of a million ticketed guests are expected to attend the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th President of United States. Thousands of people are planning to watch, […]

2024 Year in Review  
• January 13, 2025

The following is a year-in-review roundup for Town Topics of 2024. Crime At the December meeting of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E, the Metropolitan Police Department reported that crime was down […]

First Meeting of 2025, ANC2E: Bags, Bottles & Big Events
• January 9, 2025

The new year’s meeting of the Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC2E) turned out to be all virtual on Jan. 6 due to a snowstorm that coated Washington, D.C., with a […]

Hyde-Addison’s Hooks Named Principal of the Year 
• December 23, 2024

The principal of Georgetown’s only public elementary school – Calvin Hooks at Hyde-Addison School on 3219 O St. NW – received “the Principal of the Year” award from K-12 Dive, […]

The Georgetown Cookie Tour: ‘A Great Idea’
• December 16, 2024

Up and down Wisconsin Ave. NW from Prospect Street to Reservoir Rd. on Saturday Dec. 14, shoppers toting cookie boxes with handles could be seen consulting maps and eagerly entering […]

Arena Stage’s Death on the Nile Is Sumptuous, ‘Fusty’ Fun
• December 12, 2024

There was some trepidation about going to see the beloved 1937 Agatha Christie classic novel turned film “Death on the Nile,” as a world-premiere stage adaptation at Arena Stage. Fans […]