Business Ins & Outs: Citibank, My Little Chamomile, J.Crew, Alfie’s
• March 24, 2025

In: Citibank, Next to Martin’s The Georgetown Citibank Center at 1258 Wisconsin Ave. NW is set for a soft opening on March 26, followed by a grand opening in May. […]

Iconic Furniture Designer and Maker Thomas Moser Dies at Age 90
• March 20, 2025

Last week, the Moser family reported that “it is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Thomas Francis Moser, who died peacefully at his home on the coast of Maine, […]

Jack Evans Gets Another D.C. Job
• March 17, 2025

Former Ward 2 Council member Jack Evans got another job in the D.C. government — this time, it’s as a housing and development project manager for the Department of Housing […]

Business Ins & Outs: Google, Brasero Atlántico, Two Nine, Huckberry
• February 24, 2025

Spring is coming — and also coming are top-flight retailers, restaurants and businesses to Georgetown that show its continuing and increasing allure. Coming: Google Store on M A bricks-and-mortar Google […]

Illuminating Tales of Black Music and History
• February 13, 2025

An evening of Black history and music returned to Holy Trinity on 36th Street for its third annual gathering, headlined as “Rhythms of Resistance and Resilience: How Black Washingtonians Used […]

February 2025 News Bytes
• February 11, 2025

Landmark Bridge and Hotel Demo-Ready?   Here’s a note from NPS about the decaying streetcar bridge west of Georgetown University: “The National Park Service is reviewing a Special Use permit application […]

Alluring Alara Opens in Former Paolo’s
• February 6, 2025

Another culinary darling has made its Georgetown debut. Hakan Ilhan’s latest restaurant, Alara, opened Feb. 5 — but not after having a few private parties to celebrate. Located in the […]

Business Ins & Outs: Alara, Octobre Éditions, Arc’teryx, Ateliers Jacob
• January 27, 2025

In: Hakan Ilhan’s Alara on Feb. 5  The long-shuttered Paolo’s Ristorante space has metamorphosized into Alara, a Mediterranean-focused restaurant by Hakan Ilhan. Meaning “beautiful water fairy” in Turkish, Alara will […]

60th Inaugural: A Day That Was All Trump
• January 21, 2025

President Donald Trump was sworn in yesterday as the 47th President of the United States at the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol a minute and a half past noon. The […]

The Odyssey of Pierre Salinger
• January 15, 2025

 “I don’t want any more Bush presidents,” Pierre Salinger wrote in The Georgetowner in 2000. “If Bush wins, I’m going to leave the country and spend the rest of my […]