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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!
Downtowner News: WH Cocaine, French Bulldogs, Soccer, Frederick Douglass
July 12, 2023
•Hunting for the Source of Cocaine Found at White House The White House was evacuated for a short time over the July 4 holiday weekend while President Joe Biden was at […]
Agouridis’s Plan for Golden Triangle
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This year celebrates 25 years of the Golden Triangle Business Improvement District, a 44-block area with nearly 6,000 businesses and around 200 restaurants with almost 34 million square feet of […]
High Court’s Affirmative Action Decisions: Impact on Georgetown Students
July 10, 2023
•On Thursday and Friday June 29 and 30, the U.S. Supreme Court rendered two decisions that could significantly impact Georgetown’s tens of thousands of university students and staff in significant […]
Crime: D.C. Gun Violence Again Makes National Headlines; Local Crime Report
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Once again a major U.S. holiday – this time, the Fourth of July – is marred by gun violence in the nation’s capital. And again, violence in the District makes […]
ANC2E: Cannabis, Vandalism, Fire, Traffic Study, TJ St. Project
July 6, 2023
•The Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission’s June 29 meeting for July started with a grateful goodbye to ANC2E Chair Elizabeth Miller. Her family’s downsizing move from Q Street to O Street […]
Fire at Ristorante Piccolo Shuts Down 31st and M St.
June 29, 2023
•[This story was updated July 11.] D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to a fire at Ristorante Piccolo at 1068 31st St. NW, shutting down the street as well […]
Business Ins & Outs: La Chaumière, Alara, Fangyán, Greco
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Hakan Ilan to Remake Paolo’s Space The long shuttered Paolo’s Ristorante space, most recently High Street Grill, will become Alara, a Turkish restaurant by Hakan Ilhan. Meaning “beautiful water fairy” […]
Dr. Anthony Fauci Named Georgetown University Professor
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After dedicating 54 years of his life to public service, Dr. Anthony Fauci has chosen Georgetown University to play a major role in the next phase of his career. The […]
Black Georgetown’s Lisa Fager Thanks Community
June 26, 2023
•The following message is from Lisa Fager, Executive Director of Black Georgetown Foundation: I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to express my deepest gratitude for your […]
All GOP Candidates Appeared Near Georgetown Last Week
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Last weekend, June 23-24, an event occurred just blocks from Georgetown that was a bit of a geographical and ideological jolt really … actually several jolts, to be honest. It […]