Retail Therapy for the Gray Days Ahead

December 27, 2023

I don’t shop. I like to say I am looking for visual stimulation. Happily, there are now two new options in Georgetown within a few storefronts of each other with […]

Barnes & Noble Will Return to Georgetown

December 20, 2023

It seems like a Christmas miracle. The wished-for return of bookseller Barnes & Noble was on many residents’ list. Next year, this wish will come true. It will also herald […]

Business Ins & Outs: Robin’s Gallery, Poppy’s Mural, Pure Sweat + Float Studio

December 18, 2023

In: Sutliff’s Pop-up Becomes Robin’s Gallery Artist Robin Sutliff — who has exhibited at L’Enfant Gallery at Wisconsin and P for years — has become the proud proprietor of Robin’s […]

Happy Holidays! Our Gift to Georgetown: A Map of Where to Shop, Eat, Stay and Play 

, December 6, 2023

Meet Our Map Researcher, Vivien Dobrescu         Our map researcher, Vivien Dobrescu, walked every block of every street in Georgetown, detailing every place and recording what was there, vacant storefronts […]

Georgetown Is Hot to Shop  


Last week, WTOP News ran an upbeat story, headlined “Georgetown sees solid year despite retail, restaurant shuttering in DC,” and concluded “2023 has been a solid year for one of […]

Making Her Passion a Successful Business in Her Silver Years

December 5, 2023

Lynne Glassman is the perfect example of a Silver Entrepreneur. They are often well-educated energetic ladies who have been around many proverbial blocks and have worn many different hats, some at […]

Business Ins & Outs: Dolce Vita, Brand Guild, the Fitzgerald

December 4, 2023

In: Dolce Vita, Not Steve Madden, at Wisconsin & O Steve Madden — which used to be at 3109 M St. NW but closed five years ago — was supposed […]

DC Chamber at 85: ‘Elevate, Advocate, Connect’

November 20, 2023

The DC Chamber of Commerce saluted its 2023 Chamber’s Choice Award recipients during its annual 2023 Chamber’s Choice Awards & Gala, “Elevate Advocate Connect,” on Nov. 10 at the Washington […]

Georgetown Garden Shop Opens With a Vision    

November 13, 2023

“It began with a vision,” Caroline Ervin, the owner of the new garden shop on 3214 O St. NW told the Georgetowner. “A real vision actually, not a virtual one. My […]

Business Ins & Outs: Greco, Mèo Maison, Tatte, Skims


In: Greco Ready to Open in &pizza-Au Pied de Cochon Building Next month, an authentic Greek fast casual restaurant will open at the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Dumbarton Street — […]