Business Ins & Outs: Barnes & Noble, Georgetown Veterinary, Marcel’s

May 6, 2024

M St. Barnes & Noble Restored, June 26 Gone from Georgetown since 2011, the United States’ largest bookstore chain will return to its original location at 3040 M St. NW, […]

BID Members Vote on 5 More Years and 5% Tax Increase — Deadline Is Tomorrow

May 2, 2024

Vote Extended Through May 3  The 25-year-old Georgetown Business Improvement District has extended the voting deadline on the new GBID Board which approved 5-year plan and 5-percent tax rate increase […]

Business Ins & Outs: French Market, Rose Park Market, Club Pilates, Rosewood

April 29, 2024

In (Oui): Georgetown and the French Market If you were in Georgetown over the weekend, you knew — beyond a doubt — that Georgetown is back, baby. It sure looked […]

Longtime Q St. Resident, Dr. Cynthia Ray Putchat Dies

April 22, 2024

Dr. Cynthia Ray Putchat, 69, who practiced clinical psychology in Washington, D.C., for 39 years, died hours after the solar eclipse on April 9. Her death was announced by her […]

Business Ins & Outs: M.M.LaFleur, Sézane, Wingo’s; Big Wheel Bikes


In: Sézane to Open May 3 The ladies are impressed. Sézane is set to open May 3 at 1211 Wisconsin Ave. NW in the former Tory Burch store. The French […]

Crime & Safety: River Death, Card Skimming, Sexual Assault

April 15, 2024

The following are selections from news reports and alerts from the Metropolitan Police Department on crimes and safety issues over the last two weeks. WUSA9 reported: “A woman has died […]

Giuseppe Cecchi, Watergate Developer and IDI Group Founder, Dies at 93

April 11, 2024

Giuseppe Cecchi, 93, prominent Washington, D.C. real estate developer and McLean, Virginia, resident, died peacefully at home surrounded by the love of his family on April 4. He had a […]

What Mayor’s Proposed Budget Means for Georgetown

April 8, 2024

“It was the hardest budget I’ve had to put together yet,” Mayor Bowser told the D.C. Council on April 3 as she presented to the 2025 District budget detailing $21 […]

ANC Update: Budget, NPS, Hamilton Court  


The Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission met on April 1 at Georgetown Visitation Prep, as well as remotely. Here are some highlights from the monthly meeting.   End of the DC Circulator […]

Business Ins & Outs: Brompton Bikes, Pure Sweat, StudioLab RD 

April 1, 2024

In: Brompton Bikes Opens Today Brompton Bikes has opened its Georgetown shop at 1214 Wisconsin Ave. NW in the former Scotch & Soda clothing store. Brompton tells us: In 1975, […]