On The Hill: Senate Override of D.C. Criminal Code Anti-Climactic
• March 9, 2023

On Wednesday afternoon March 8, this Georgetowner Senior Correspondent drove with some excitement to the U.S. Senate to cover the big D.C. and national story that had seen breathless headlines […]

Georgetown Budget Proposals Might Not Fly
• March 8, 2023

A month or two can make a big difference in transitional times like these, and impact even supposedly long-negotiated, thought-out, professionally analyzed budget maneuverings — even in a monolithic one-party, […]

Volta Park Baseball Diamond Gets Official Reconstruction Overview
• March 6, 2023

Volta Park neighbors, park users and youth baseball fans got an official nod on March 1 from D.C.’s Department of Parks and Recreation to their long-pursued dreams and initiatives to […]

ANC 2E Report: Crime, Traffic, Trolley Trestle 
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Issues ranging from crime to restoring an historic trestle bridge caught the attention and some official resolutions of the Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC 2E) on Feb. 27 in a […]

‘Romeo and Juliet’: Perfect Valentine’s Ballet, to See with a Guy Too …
• February 16, 2023

The American Ballet Theatre brought the perfect ballet to the Kennedy Center for Valentine’s week: “Romeo and Juliet.” Perfect not only because its tragic love story is one of the […]

90-Year-Old Martin’s Tavern Celebrates Its Employees
• February 9, 2023

The happy crowd around the center tables piled high with meats, shrimps, crudités and savories at Martin’s Tavern on Feb. 7 broke into loud cheers and applause when owner William  A. […]

ANC 2E Highlights: Leaves to Literacy  
• February 8, 2023

The Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC 2E) held its February meeting on Jan. 30 and addressed more than a dozen issues, ranging from leaf collection to literacy rates — onto […]

New D.C. Laws Face Congressional Disapproval Today
• February 6, 2023

Two new D.C. laws, passed by the Council of the District of Columbia last year, are facing a joint Congressional committee hearing today in a little-used process known as “a […]

Woman’s Nat’l Democratic Club Welcomes New Congresswomen — and Nancy Pelosi
• February 2, 2023

You could feel the excitement, satisfaction and pride in the Dupont Circle mansion’s large dining room when more than 150 members of the Woman’s National Democratic Club gathered on an […]

Georgetown’s Unique and Tranquil Chinese Tea House Closes
• January 30, 2023

The minute you closed the door at Ching Ching Cha, the Chinese tea house and shop, near the C&O Canal at 1063 Wisconsin Ave. NW, leaving behind the noisy cars […]