JFK’s Birthplace: A Site To See 100 Years Later

May 3, 2017

Taking small children to historic cities and sites can be a challenge, as just about every parent or grandparent knows. I have faced that challenge many times with my kids […]

Water Street Drag Racers Confronted


A potentially dangerous problem in Georgetown successfully evolved over the past three weeks from notification to confrontation, with a long-term solution now on the table. It started on April 7 […]

Gas Leaks Rile Georgetown Residents

May 1, 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 […]

More ANC: LED Lights and DACA

April 24, 2017

One block of Volta Street, where the District Department of Transportation has placed a row of experimental LED streetlights, has driven at least one resident, Marnie Kenney, “almost mad.” “I’m […]

ANC Questions Removal of K St. Parking Spots


Traffic flow and the availability of street parking for residents and out-of-town shoppers, diners, moviegoers and guests is always a contentious issue in Georgetown, especially in the increasingly popular waterfront […]

Vacancy, Rental Inspections Tighten in Georgetown

April 19, 2017

The white car with the red-and-white District flag on its side pulls up to the curb. A man with a clipboard gets out, stares at a house or a commercial building, […]

Gateways 101 for Georgetown


The Georgetown Business Improvement District held a community meeting April 5 to introduce representatives from Beyer Blinder Belle, designers for the Georgetown Gateways project, developed through the BID’s Georgetown 2028 […]

Georgetown House Tour Historic Homes, Modernized


Georgetown will be the place to be on Saturday, April 29.  The 86th annual Georgetown House Tour will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. In addition to the eight […]

Capitol Hill Watch: Short-Sighted Schumer on SCOTUS

April 10, 2017

Today saw the return of the “nuclear option.” Here’s what brought us to this point — and is the option really “nuclear”?

First Lady Honors Women of Courage

April 6, 2017

Following the March 29 ceremony, the Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage awardees will travel to cities throughout the United States.