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2021 Fall Arts Preview
• September 16, 2021
In these challenging times, the arts feed our souls, whether we’re hearing a new song for the first time, watching a dramatic scene play out on stage, or gazing at a […]
Fred Maroon: Georgetown’s and the World’s Photographer
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“The highest art of the camera lies in its ability to extend to all the vision of the gifted,” said photographer Fred J. Maroon, who lived in Georgetown for decades […]
How D.C.’s AG Racine Tackles Issues of Housing and Homelessness
• August 19, 2021
What should be done about the crisis of housing and homelessness in the District? While many hold theories, the District’s Attorney General, Karl A. Racine wields powerful tools to address matters […]
Whitman Walker Clinic Doctor Talks Mental Health and Homelessness
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Dr. Colleen Lane is the medical site director at the Whitman-Walker Health’s Max Robinson site in Southeast D.C. She has seen many patients in her clinical work cycle between housing security and homelessness, with […]
Council Member Pinto and Georgetown BID Pursue Humane Tent Encampment Strategies
• August 18, 2021
In this pandemic summer, tent encampments of unhoused residents seem to be popping up everywhere across the District. What is to be done? For those suffering homelessness in the harsh urban landscape, how […]
We Spoke with D.C.’s Homeless Residents
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Most of us may not have noticed them — tent encampments popping up around the city. Family-size tents with furniture suggestive of more permanent stays. The unhoused people in the parks and in the fringes appear to be preparing for the worst […]
Mapping Georgetown: Renovations at Julia Child’s Georgetown Home
• July 14, 2021
He was looking for a run-down Georgetown property to renovate for a while. Then one day, Rory Veveers-Carter, a co-founder of the human resources company Jaba Talks, happened to notice […]
Marilyn Butler’s Vision for ‘Mapping Georgetown’
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Imagine falling in love with your local town. Then, dedicating all of your creative efforts to cultivating and preserving its unique culture and heritage. Georgetown resident Marilyn Butler has done […]
Local Couple Travels the World as Digital Nomads
• June 20, 2021
America has always been a nation on the move. Recently, however, the idea of working remotely while traveling far and wide – the Digital Nomad lifestyle – seems to have […]
