Dumbarton Oaks, According to Dr. Batsaki  
• November 21, 2022

“What is this place?” pondered Dr. Yota Batsaki when she first encountered Dumbarton Oaks, the Harvard University-owned research institute, museum and garden on 32nd Street in Georgetown. Did anything tie […]

Mapping Georgetown: Jack the Bulldog
• September 26, 2022

Meandering through the crowd at the annual Georgetown Community Day event held on the Healy Lawn of  Georgetown University last weekend, whom did we encounter? No less than local celebrity […]

Kids Korner: Art Is Not About Right or Wrong 
• September 14, 2022

Art is not about right or wrong; if you try your hardest, you will succeed… Art is not a competition, it is a matter of taking your time and going with […]

D.C. Students’ Pandemic Learning Loss Higher Than U.S. Average
• September 6, 2022

Just released scores from the national academic report on elementary and high school academic achievement known as PARCC, show that school children in Washington, D.C., public and charter schools experienced […]

National Book Festival Returns to an In-Person Experience (photos)
• September 5, 2022

“The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest men of past centuries.” ― René Descartes Over the course of its 20-year history, the Library of […]

Tips for School Success 
• August 17, 2022

So it’s August, school’s approaching, and you’re pondering how to have a successful school year. Okay, probably not. You’re just trying to enjoy the fleeting, precious last days of summer. […]

Kids Korner: School Is Coming! ☹ ☹ 😊   
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School is coming… and this year, I will be in the 3rd grade. I know kids going into pre-K, 1st grade, 2nd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade and 8th grade. […]

Back to School at Hardy: Same But Different 
• August 15, 2022

It was the Welcome Back to School ice cream social at Hardy Middle School on 35th Street Aug. 10, and a small squealing crowd of middle schoolers and their parents […]

FIVE Network, a Georgetown Digital Mentoring Platform, Hosts Summer Cup
• July 25, 2022

FIVE Network — a Georgetown-based digital mentorship platform group located at 3526 Prospect St. NW across from Booeymonger — trains and connects employees from leading companies to provide mentoring for […]

Tech Tip: Why a Rough Economy Tends to Precede a Tech Boom
• June 27, 2022

If nothing else is certain, then you can bet that the need to improve circumstances or processes gives birth to innovations of all types. Technology has proven this time and […]