D.C. Celebrates Emancipation Day with Parade (photos)
• April 17, 2022

April 16, 1862 marked the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia. On that date, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Compensated Emancipation Act effectively granting freedom to 3,100 enslaved […]

Ward 2 Council Member Pinto on Stemming Homelessness
• April 13, 2022

The Georgetowner asked Ward 2 Council Member Brooke Pinto about her priorities for stemming  homelessness in the area. We published her response (below) as a guest column in our April […]

Rose Park Buzz Spring 2022 
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Spring is here, and the Friends of Rose Park (FRP) has lots of news to share. The popular Rose Park Wednesday afternoon market is scheduled to re-open on May 4 […]

GMS Annual Meeting Asks What’s the ‘State of the Street’?
• April 11, 2022

Spirits were sparkling last Wednesday, April 6, as Georgetown Main Street (GMS) hosted its annual meeting dubbed the “State of the Street” at Compass Coffee, 1351 Wisconsin Ave. NW. With […]

ANC Highlights: DPR, Canal Boat, 2900 M, Sports & Social
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The Georgetown-Burleith Advisory Neighborhood Commission — ANC 2E — held its monthly meeting remotely on Monday, April 4. The following are selected highlights. Commissioners welcomed new Georgetown University student representatives: […]

Business Ins & Outs: Buck Mason, Michael Kors, Fluevog
• April 7, 2022

In: Buck Mason, California Fresh The straightforward men’s wear and women’s wear store, Buck Mason — founded in 2013 by Sasha Koehn and Erik Allen Ford in Los Angeles — […]

Crime Report: MPD’s Sexual Assault Unit Asking for Help
• April 4, 2022

Arrests were made in a robbery offense on Water Street NW. Police are also asking for help with a burglary one and attempted fourth-degree sexual abuse.   April 3 – […]

Japanese Lantern Lighting Ceremony for Cherry Blossom Festival Returns Live to D.C. (photos)
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The Japanese Stone Lantern stands nestled among the cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin near the spot of the first Japanese cherry tree planting in 1912. Gifted to the city […]

8 Showcases for 2022 Georgetown House Tour
• March 31, 2022

The stage has been set, and with eight making the list for the 2022 Georgetown House Tour, tour officials and volunteers met at the R Street home of Avery Miller […]

‘Watergate: Portraiture and Intrigue’ at the National Portrait Gallery (photos)
• March 28, 2022

It was no ordinary crime. Some private campaign documents were photographed and telephones were wiretapped, but the burglary was foiled by an alert security guard. After the five perpetrators were […]