Weddings & Wegovy: Should You Say ‘I Do’ to the New Weight-loss Drugs?  

February 15, 2024

Blame it on the algorithm. Before you book a venue, say yes to the dress or sign up for your gift registry, an uninvited guest will crash your joyous moment […]

First Ladies & White House Weddings

February 14, 2024

Many have been to elegant weddings, but a White House wedding is in a class of its own. The most recent, Naomi Biden wedding was a happy day and shows that weddings […]

Outlook 2024: Looking Up   

January 10, 2024

Community Groups Comment      Compiled by The Georgetowner editors     The Georgetowner asked top community groups to assess the year ahead. We’ll be asking these and other groups to report in throughout […]

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 […]

Coolidge Foundation in Georgetown Celebrates Centenary of 30th President 

November 8, 2023

What do the following have in common: The Roaring Twenties, Prospect Street in Georgetown, an August 3, 2023, historical re-enactment inside a Vermont barn after midnight, and the future of […]

Jackie’s Digs & Dogs 

August 16, 2023

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis “was a wonderful colleague at Doubleday, where I landed an editorial job after grad school,” said Howard Kaplan, a friend of The Georgetowner and a former co-worker […]

Red, White & Blue and Summer Fun, Too

June 20, 2023

Just in time for Flag Day and our June swimsuit cover shoot, Nancy Taylor Bubes welcomes The Georgetowner to her penthouse suite at Washington Harbour. Her multi-tiered, private terrace and […]

At Home: The Evolution of America’s Dining Room  

March 8, 2023

  Our cover story for our March 2023 Real Estate Review print edition explores the history of America’s dining rooms.     In America, the dining room is completely dispensable. […]

Real-Life Ghost Stories Haunt City’s Historic Landmarks 

October 12, 2022

Compiled by Kate Oczypok Now that it’s spooky season, ghost stories abound. We set out to explore tales of apparitions haunting the halls of our local museums and homes, many of […]

In Search of the Witches of Georgetown


I have a pretty modern view of witches: women who were ahead of their time, women who were healers, women who had minds of their own, women who were powerful. […]