Gates Up: Potomac River Crests
• May 21, 2018

Saturday, May 19, saw the river hit 7.56 feet along the Georgetown shore. At Washington Harbour, the boardwalk remains closed and the all-important flood gates are staying up.

‘Jackie, Janet and Lee’
• May 2, 2018

Reviewed by Kitty Kelley Nothing sells like books on sex, diets and the Kennedys. If you wrote “How JFK made love to Marilyn Monroe on 150 calories a day,” you’d […]

‘The President Will See You Now’: A worshipful ode to the Gipper from his private secretary
• April 18, 2018

Reviewed by Kitty Kelley I picked up “The President Will See You Now: My Stories and Lessons from Ronald Reagan’s Final Years,” a memoir by Peggy Grande of her 10 […]

Georgetown Nightlife Remembered
• April 16, 2018

There are many ways to recount Georgetown’s history. One of the more lively approaches is to gather some persons of a certain age, whether those of the baby boom generation […]

Kitty Kelley Book Club “The Vanity Fair Diaries: 1983-1992”
• April 4, 2018

Reviewed by Kitty Kelley The British excel as diarists, the most famous being Samuel Pepys, followed by James Boswell (the biographer of Dr. Johnson) and Virginia Woolf, the beacon of […]

Condos In and Around Georgetown
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83 GEORGETOWN CONDO SALES OVER THE PAST YEAR AVERAGE: $991,591  MEDIAN: $639,000 Many Georgetowners want a luxurious home on one level with amenities. Condos like this include 1055 High Street, […]

ANC Monday: MedStar, S&R, ABC, the Wing
• April 2, 2018

On the April agenda: an update from MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Regarding Georgetown University’s Central Utility Plant Project.

Kitty Kelley’s Book Club — ‘Avedon: Something Personal’
• March 21, 2018

Reviewed by Kitty Kelley The only thing missing from this account of the iconic photographer’s life is the photos themselves. If you’re into pop culture, you’ll inhale “Avedon: Something Personal” […]

14 Rescued on Potomac at Georgetown Waterfront
• March 15, 2018

Rough waves on the Potomac River overturned two boats around 4 p.m. March 14: a rowing scull and an accompanying skiff from the Bishop O’Connell High School girls rowing team.

Food, Drink Specials Bloom During Festival
• March 7, 2018

After a morning of sightseeing and snapping cherry blossom photos around the Tidal Basin, relax at one of the restaurants getting into the festival spirit.