Onstage, Georgetown: February 2025
• January 29, 2025

By Mark Edelman February is for lovers, so take that special someone to one of these special productions this month. Fall head over heels over these labors of love, live […]

All That Jazz, Georgetown: February 2025
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By Mark Edelman With Valentine’s Day coming up, take that special someone to hear some great jazz. We can’t promise you romance; but whether it’s “luck be a lady tonight” […]

Kennedy Center’s Rutter to Step Down
• January 27, 2025

Kennedy Center’s president since 2014, Deborah Rutter, will step down from her role at the end of the year amidst uncertainty in a new (returning?) administration. Rutter’s contract is up […]

Social Scene: The 2025 Peachtree Ball
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The Georgetowner attended the 2025 Peachtree Ball, part of Inauguration weekend, on Saturday, January 18 at Union Station. The event was Georgia’s premiere inaugural party that brought together hundreds of […]

Real Estate: Featured Property-3314 Volta Place NW
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Family-owned real estate development Coba Properties worked with Georgetown architect Dale Overmyer to build two ground-up homes on what was an empty, overgrown lot at 3314 Volta Place NW. The […]

Classical Echoes in Oak Hill Cemetery
• January 23, 2025

Sponsored Content Since its founding in 1849, Oak Hill has been the final resting place of the well-known and the well-heeled. This Georgetown cemetery was established on land contributed by […]

Editorial: Meta Pulls the Plug on Fact-Checking  
• January 21, 2025

Last week, Meta, the company that owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, announced that it would end its eight-year fact-checking partnership with independent American journalists to identify misinformation on its platforms.    […]

Social Scene: The Washington Winter Show Celebrates 70 Years
• January 16, 2025

Founded in 1954, The Washington Winter Show, “The Washington Antiques Show,” celebrated 70 years at their annual event. The event is the second oldest charitable antiques show in the U.S. […]

Where to Honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Life and Legacy This Weekend
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Celebrate and honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at these six events. MLK Shabbat: Visions of Freedom and Justice Friday, January 17 Enjoy a moving […]

Inauguration Specials in D.C.
• January 15, 2025

Whether you’re celebrating or dreading Inauguration Day, here are five options to commemorate or commiserate with friends, family, or solo. Little Blackbird 3309 Connecticut Ave. NW Little Blackbird is running […]