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After 40 Years, Georgetown Senior Center Serves Its Last Lunch
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ANC: Jelleff Center, Dumbarton Oaks, C&O Canal Bridge
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Business Ins & Outs: José Andrés Hotel, Call Your Mother, Housebar, Creme
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Happy 100th Birthday, President Carter!
Tens of Thousands in Pro-Palestinian March for Gaza
November 6, 2023
•At least tens of thousands of people gathered downtown for one of the biggest pro-Palestinian protests ever in the U.S. on Saturday. Marchers called for a cease-fire in Gaza, where […]
The City Tavern: Fascinating Past, Promising Future
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By Hailey Wharram The City Tavern Preservation Foundation hosted its Welcome Fall Neighbors Reception on Oct. 25. The tavern’s Bliss Room and adjoining terrace were abuzz with jovial chatter, hors […]
Georgetown Christ Church Pilgrimage Ensnared in War Outbreak
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Imagine! You finally made it — a devout Christian, you’re on your life-time bucket-list dream trip to the Holy Land — part of a group of 11 fellow parishioners from Christ […]
Business Ins & Outs: Jetties at 20; Vuori, Stretch Lab, Smoothie King
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Happy 20th Anniversary to Jetties! Jetties, the favorite sandwich spot of the Foxhall neighborhood, proudly announced a momentous milestone last week — its 20th anniversary! Celebrate with them all November […]
ANC Tackles Parks, Public Spaces, Crime, Leaf Collection
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She tried. She really did. Gwen Lohse, chair of ANC 2E, had timed each item of her lengthy November ANC meeting – held Oct. 29, all remote – to a reasonable time […]
Georgetown Puts on a Spooky Halloween Show
October 30, 2023
•As Halloween draws nye, Georgetown does up the neighborhood in spooky splendor. We hope you enjoy this collection of creepy, scary, and eerie snapshots from the neighborhood. Photos by Robert […]
Crime: Escapee Caught; Council Endorses Acting MPD Chief Smith; Police Burnout
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As crime in the nation’s capital continues to be a focus of nation-wide political attention, D.C Mayor Muriel Bowser and the D.C. Council have shifted to a tougher stance on […]
Ambassador Urban Ahlin Makes Cheerful Debut at House of Sweden
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The Embassy of Sweden hosted a welcoming reception on Oct. 24 for its new Ambassador to the United States, Urban Ahlin, who presented his credentials to President Biden in August […]
Coach Tasha Butts (1982-2023)
October 26, 2023
•Georgetown University is mourning the loss of their women’s basketball coach Tasha Butts after a two-year battle with breast cancer. Butts was just 41 years old. The university hired former […]
Mayor’s Crime Bill, ACT Now, Seeks to Curb Violence, Retail Theft, Drug-dealing
October 23, 2023
•The unrelenting increase in crime in Washington, D.C. — particularly homicides, gun violence, carjacking and mass retail robberies — has all the usually contentious District Council and Office of the Mayor clearly […]