Exclusive Interview on the Migrant Crisis: Woman Walks From Ecuador to Texas

August 29, 2022

Recently, I asked the president of a large Democratic women’s organization in Washington, D.C., if they had been helping any of the more than 6,000 migrants who had been bussed […]

Next Cultural Breakfast Speaker: Transformer’s Victoria Reis  

August 25, 2022

On Thursday, Sept. 22, from 8 to 9:30 a.m., The Georgetowner’s Cultural Leadership Breakfast Series will welcome Victoria Reis, executive and artistic director of visual-arts nonprofit Transformer, to talk about […]

Business Ins & Outs: Clubhouse, Hobo, Wolford, Alo Yoga, Georgetown Wine

August 22, 2022

In: Clubhouse, Instead of Church No kids allowed. Church, the former beer hall at 1070 Wisconsin Ave. NW, has transitioned to a 23-and-up bar during the evening and, in a […]

Georgetown BID Employee Murdered


On Aug. 11, MPD Second District Commander Duncan Bedlion appeared on the scene to answer reporters’ questions about an apparent drive-by double-shooting from a “silver car” in the Dupont Circle […]

M St. Murder Suspect Nabbed by U.S. Marshals in Jamaica

August 18, 2022

Murder on M Street On a busy rush-hour evening in Georgetown, a 27-year old aspiring chef who had worked in area restaurants and briefly at 1789 Restaurant – Tarek Boothe […]

Anime Enthusiasts Flock to D.C. for Otakon 2022 (photos)


Otakon, the giant anime convention, again took over the entire Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. from Friday, July 26, to Sunday, July 29-31. Staffed almost entirely by […]

Crime & Safety: Latest Reports, Aggravated Politics and Firearms

August 15, 2022

Heightened Political Tensions and D.C. Homicide Stats Recent crime stats for the District show improvements in many categories, but not for homicides. So far, in 2022, the District has seen […]

Georgetown’s Move-In Weekend Begins Aug. 18


Georgetown University’s incoming first-year and new transfer students will move in on Thursday, Aug. 18, and Friday, Aug. 19. Rising sophomores, juniors and seniors will move in on Sunday, Aug. […]

Back to School at Hardy: Same But Different 


It was the Welcome Back to School ice cream social at Hardy Middle School on 35th Street Aug. 10, and a small squealing crowd of middle schoolers and their parents […]

Expired Business License Closes Georgetown Cupcake 

August 11, 2022

This article was updated on Aug. 12. The world-famous and popular Georgetown Cupcake at the corner of 33rd and M Street NW was shut down Aug. 10 by the D.C. […]