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After 40 Years, Georgetown Senior Center Serves Its Last Lunch
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Happy 100th Birthday, President Carter!
CAG’s Dynamic Duo: Tara Sakraida Parker and Susan Dabbar
October 19, 2020
•CAG’s Oct. 20 virtual meeting will focus on Georgetown retail, with comments from the Georgetown BID, also featuring Georgetown advisory neighborhood commission candidates.
Next Georgetowner Issue: Oct. 14
October 5, 2020
•For our 66th birthday, we’ll cover D.C.’s oldest neighborhood from its very beginning to today, and also pay tribute to our veteran and beloved writer Gary Tischler, who died this year.
‘Hear Me Roar!’: 5th Women’s March Planned for Oct. 17 (photos)
October 1, 2020
•Just 17 days before the election, the Women’s March organization plans a demonstration targeting President Donald Trump, in particular his move to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat.
D.C. Begins to Reopen One Small Step at a Time
September 29, 2020
•A live entertainment pilot allows City Winery, GALA Hispanic Theatre, the Hamilton, the Kennedy Center, Pearl Street Warehouse and Union Stage to reopen with a maximum capacity of 50.
RBG: We Bid You Farewell (photos)
September 28, 2020
•After thousands paid their respects to the late Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the U.S. Supreme Court, she become the first woman and the first Jewish person to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol.
Bourbon Steak Reopens After Hotel Fire
September 24, 2020
•Overseen by the Four Seasons Hotel’s executive chef, Sébastien Giannini, Bourbon Steak is back after being closed for more than a month.
Bowser Taps $4 Million to Help Winterize Streateries
September 21, 2020
•Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a new Streatery Winter Ready Grant program to assist restaurants as they winterize their outdoor dining areas and maintain outdoor dining operations through the colder months.
D.C. Renaming Proposals Scrutinized
September 3, 2020
•In its analysis, the DCFACES Working Group “reviewed the namesake legacy of 153 assets, including schools, residential housing, streets, neighborhoods, parks, recreation centers, libraries and monuments.”
Georgetown’s John Thompson, First Black Coach to Win NCAA Championship, Dies at 78
August 31, 2020
•In 2016, Georgetown University dedicated the John Thompson Jr. Athletic Center, next to McDonough Gymnasium on the west side of the main campus.
Republican Convention Launched With Trump’s Nomination in Charlotte
August 24, 2020
•The next four evenings, Monday through Thursday, will be devoted to mostly virtual convention events focused on celebrating the homeland.