BID Annual Meeting: ‘In Great Shape’

June 21, 2017

The June 13 annual meeting of the Georgetown Business Improvement District featured two business newcomers, several community-award winners and Council member Jack Evans, who spoke about Georgetown and Metro (not […]

Crime and Public Safety Report


Call it the story of the thief who couldn’t drive straight or hide fast enough. And it all happened right in front of the house of Ray Kukulski, former president […]

Update: Potomac Rats, Again


Emails scampered to and fro last week — June 7 to 10 — among Potomac and M Street residents, Public Works and Health Department officials and members of the unofficial […]

Medstar Georgetown’s Zoning Approved


After years of planning and community meetings, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital received a unanimous thumbs-up from the Zoning Commission June 8 on the hospital’s newest addition: a 477,000-square-foot surgical pavilion […]

Future Is Complicated for DREAMers

June 19, 2017

On Friday, June 16, the Department of Homeland Security announced decisions on two executive orders instituted by President Obama in 2012 and 2014 to protect certain groups of illegal immigrants […]

Coming Together on Capitol Hill

June 15, 2017

Yesterday and today, June 14 and 15, all of Congress is in emotional unity after the shooting at the baseball practice of Republican representatives in Alexandria, Virginia, yesterday morning. One […]

CAG Recognizes Honorees and New Board

June 7, 2017

A number of Georgetown citizens were given awards for distinguished service by District Council member Jack Evans and CAG President Bob vom Eigen at the annual meeting of the Citizens […]

Council Approves $200K Each for Cemetery, Main Streets


Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed fiscal 2018 budget  — $13.8 billion — has gotten to the District Council, which must approve it but can also make changes, some of which are […]

New Kids on the Block


The toddler at the corner of 27th and O Streets by Rose Park stopped suddenly, mesmerized. Then he pointed and squealed with delight. “A garbage truck! Look! Look!” he shouted, jumping up […]

Ambassador Walter Cutler Honored

May 24, 2017

Georgetown resident, ambassador and past president of the Meridian International Center, Walter Cutler, was honored April 29 with the Distinguished Service Award for the Advancement of Public Discourse in Foreign […]