Annual Review: Business Ins & Outs 2025
• January 12, 2026

The following businesses opened or closed in Georgetown in 2025. Businesses coming in 2026 are also included at the end of this compilation.  In Alara   The long-shuttered Paolo’s Ristorante space […]

Business Ins & Outs: Everard’s, Sprinkles, Brompton Bikes
• January 5, 2026

We begin 2026 with two significant Outs — places that brought joy to customers over many years, whether with a new suit or a fresh, frosty cupcake. Still, there are […]

Kennedy Center Adds ‘Trump’ to Its Title
• December 19, 2025

The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts added the name of President Donald J. Trump to the east facade of the the arts center on Dec. 19. […]

Business Ins & Outs: Google Store Opens; Happy 25th to Bacchus Wine Cellar!
• December 8, 2025

There’s been a flurry of openings lately. One veteran customer said she was impressed to observe the number of bags being carried by shoppers along Georgetown sidewalks on Black Friday.  In: Google Store Opens on M   A brick-and-mortar Google […]

Seeing Double: Santa at Volta Park, Rose Park on Saturday
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With the Advent season begun, we knew Santa Claus was coming to town. In Georgetown, there’s always the opportunity to meet him twice in one day — at Volta Park […]

Business Ins & Outs: Google, Lil Sweet Treat, Salt & Sundry
• December 1, 2025

In: Google Store on M Ready to Open A brick-and-mortar Google Store will open by this weekend or next week, according to various reports, at 3235 M St. NW. The […]

News Bytes
• November 11, 2025

 Old-Fashioned Fun at the Grand Old Ditch  The first-ever Canal Day gathered family and friends on a perfect Sunday, Oct. 19, to recognize one of Georgetown’s crown jewels — the […]

November News Bytes
• November 10, 2025

Old-Fashioned Fun at the Grand Old Ditch  The first-ever Canal Day gathered family and friends on a perfect Sunday, Oct. 19, to recognize one of Georgetown’s crown jewels — the […]

WNO’s ‘Aida’: Impossible Tale of Love v. Loyalty
• October 27, 2025

Beginning its 70th-anniversary season, the Washington National Opera unveiled quite the anniversary gift after playing “The Star-Spangled Banner” for the Opera House audience on Oct. 24. It is Verdi’s “Aida,” […]

Canal Day: Good, Old-Fashioned Fun at the Grand Old Ditch
• October 23, 2025

The first-ever Canal Day gathered family and friends on a perfect Sunday, Oct. 19, to recognize one of Georgetown’s crown jewels — the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, an engineering marvel […]