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Four Seasons Offers Royal Tea; Named #1 Hotel in Washington
February 23, 2023
•Georgetown’s Four Seasons Hotel — the only Four Seasons in Washington, D.C. — has brought back high tea on Saturday. At the same time, it was awarded “the #1 hotel […]
Renowned Photographer Nancy Lensen-Tomasson to Exhibit Photos at Balfour Palisades
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Photographer Nancy Lensen-Tomasson has been interested in photos ever since she was a child. The 91-year-old recalled using a box camera as a youth, taking art lessons in high school and eventually majoring […]
Georgetown Historical Markers Teach Black History, Offer Tours
February 8, 2023
•Thanks to work by Andrena Crockett and others, Georgetown’s Black history is being rediscovered and taught to anyone walking by and willing to read the signs on the street. The […]
GU’s Let Freedom Ring MLK Celebration Returns to Kennedy Center
January 19, 2023
•On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 16, Georgetown University’s Let Freedom Ring Celebration returned to the Kennedy Center to present an award in the name of John Thompson Jr. […]
Innocents at Risk Founder Deborah Sigmund Dies
January 9, 2023
•Updated Jan. 13, 2023 Child advocacy non-profit Innocents at Risk founder Deborah “Debbie” Sigmund passed away unexpectedly Jan. 5, leaving behind a legacy of giving back to the wider community […]
D.C.’s ‘Night Mayor’ to Head Restaurant Association
December 19, 2022
•Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW), the trade association representing restaurants and the foodservice industry in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, will have a new president & CEO — Shawn Townsend […]
DC Chamber Salutes Awardees at ‘Transformation and Innovation’ Gala
November 21, 2022
•More than 750 members of the D.C. business community attended the 2022 DC Chamber’s Choice Awards & Gala at the Washington Hilton Hotel on Nov. 11. “This year’s gala represents […]
A Star-Studded Portrait of a Nation Gala
November 17, 2022
•The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery and its Director Kim Sajet welcomed more than 750 stars and luminaries from across the country to the nation’s capital for the 2022 Portrait of […]
Bipartisan Hot Spot, Cafe Milano, Marks 30 Years With Blowout Bash
November 14, 2022
•Cafe Milano, the Georgetown eatery at 3251 Prospect St. NW that has served as a bipartisan gathering spot since owner Franco Nuschese opened its doors on election day 1992, marked […]
Georgetowner November 2022 Crossword
November 9, 2022
•Put your Georgetowner knowledge to this test with this crossword puzzle!