New Kids on the Block
• June 7, 2017

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 […]

Nora Leaves National Legacy
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The story of Nora Pouillon, D.C.’s preeminent organic restaurateur — and the mother of the region’s longest running organic farmers market at Dupont Circle — brings to mind the saying: […]

Into Equestrian Country By Carriage
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Hannah and Dolly drew up to the farm gates just outside of Middleburg, Virginia, last Saturday, May 20. Two strong but gentle carriage horses in their 20s, they pulled an […]

‘Kill The Potomac Rats’ Saga Continues
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The “Kill the Potomac Rats” campaign has identified new suspects in its war against the ravenous rodents rambling in back alleys between 34th and 37th Streets. Could the fault lie […]

Fair Skies Coalition Blasts FAA on Aircraft Noise
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In the spring of 2015, the Federal Aviation Administration’s implementation of a new northern flight route called LAZIR generated a ripple effect in noise complaints among D.C. residents. The Georgetown […]

Tempers, Tensions Rise Over Ellington Project
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Summer is coming to Georgetown, school terms are ending and things are heating up. Tempers and tensions, if not temperatures (so far), are rising along with the stunning new Duke […]

Fine Arts Commission Approves Heating Plant Design
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The Commission of Fine Arts overrode a prior decision by the Old Georgetown Board, part of CFA, and unanimously approved the design concept for the West Heating Plant project at […]

Tree Lovers Upset
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The magnolias in front of 3017 N Street, once home to Jackie Kennedy and her children, were pruned May 22, and many neighbors appear upset. “Everybody is just in an […]

Gas Leaks Rile Georgetown Residents
• May 3, 2017

Ed Segal and his wife have owned homes and lived and worked on the east side of Georgetown off and on for the past 30 years. The conundrum of gas […]