Mask Mandates Dropped for D.C. Schools Starting Wednesday
• March 14, 2022

On Wednesday, March 16, the District’s public school system will no longer require students and staff to wear masks indoors, DC Schools Chancellor Lewis D. Ferebee announced over the weekend. […]

Symbolic Protests Budding Near Russian Embassy
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In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, mounting signs of protest are springing up all over the world. Here in the nation’s capital, Georgetown has been a […]

Gin Dance Company Takes a ‘Look Beyond’ at Atlas Intersections (photos)
• March 12, 2022

The Gin Dance Company of Northern Virginia took the stage at the Intersections Festival at the Atlas Performing Arts Center in Washington, D.C., on March 5 with a program of […]

Allister Chang’s Literacy Goals for the State Board of Education 
• March 9, 2022

One of Georgetown’s rising stars is Allister Chang, 31, Ward 2’s elected representative on the DC State Board of Education (DCSBOE). He was elected in November 2020 at a dramatic […]

Crime Report: Gun Arrest Near Ukrainian Embassy, Armed Robberies
• March 7, 2022

Lieutenant John Merzig of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) joined the March Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 2E meeting and provided a public safety update. MPD has increased its presence in […]

Business Ins & Outs: Amazon Book Stores, L’Enfant Gallery
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Out: Amazon to Drop Book Stores Amazon will be closing all 68 of its physical bookstores, along with its pop-ups. The closure includes Amazon Books at 3040 M St. NW. […]

ANC Report: Crime, Budget, Redistricting
• March 3, 2022

Public Safety  First on the agenda at this month’s ANC meeting, a public safety briefing from Lt. John Merzig of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Regarding last month’s fatal shooting […]

National Cherry Blossom Festival In-Person Again; Peak Bloom March 22 to 25
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The 2022 National Cherry Blossom Festival announced March 1 — with Mayor Muriel Bowser, National Park Service and other city officials, and festival stakeholders — that it will bring back […]

Ukrainian Georgetowner Appeals for Help, Understanding
• February 28, 2022

The Georgetowner recently received this letter from a Ukrainian and longtime Georgetown resident Alla Rogers appealing for help in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: By Alla Rogers How can […]

Ukraine’s Profile in Courage
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The situation in Ukraine is your classic David-and-Goliath story and, at this moment, it looks as though David may be winning. Or at least holding his own. Ukrainian president Volodymyr […]