Delays Envelop Mail Delivery
• December 20, 2017

It appears The Georgetowner is not alone in facing an increasingly disturbing experience. Our mail is coming later and later in the day (a pretty untenable reality for a newspaper). […]

All About Politics: Doug Jones, Mayor Bowser and Ballou High
• December 14, 2017

Should Tuesday, Dec. 12, have been a national day of jubilation? Our columnist looks at the election in Alabama and what comes next, as well as at two issues in the District.

The Barry Statue is All D.C.
• December 6, 2017

It’s a few short months away, but this totally D.C. event won’t have any trouble attracting attention. The attention will, I’m quite sure, not be limited to national recognition. The […]

The Honors, Minus the Trumps
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Washington is a town of traditions. Every year, certain things happen like clockwork. It’s a seasonal mix of weather, politics, sports, celebrations and events. One notable event is the Kennedy […]

Online Shopping: An Urban Myth?
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Most everyone these days believes that online sales — of clothing, accessories, household items and even groceries — are increasing to the point that brick-and-mortar stores are under a Do […]

The Mighty Have Fallen — Some of Them
• November 30, 2017

The sheer numbers of accused and accusers and the strength of the sexual harassment scandals — launching a #metoo wave on social media — seem to be having a hopeful and surprising result.

Thankful for Dedicated Local Reporters
• November 28, 2017

On Nov. 2, Joe Ricketts, CEO of DNAinfo and Gothamist, decided to shut down one of Washington, D.C.’s many local media outlets, DCist. Without fanfare or advanced notice, the news […]

East Side Solution: One-Way Streets?
• November 22, 2017

By Don Crockett I have lived in Georgetown since 1973 and have seen many negative changes in the ease of driving on many of our narrow streets , which were […]

Bigger But Not Better
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By Alison Schafer Many of us who live in Georgetown live in small houses. I do. And last winter, D.C. regulated house sizes to protect people like me from being […]

New Code of Conduct Must Not Muzzle ANCs
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The District Council has proposed a new comprehensive code of ethics that “makes changes to the District government’s ethics laws regarding employee conduct, including but not limited to lobbying, financial […]