Foxtrot’s Abrupt Closure May Be Illegal
• April 25, 2024

Foxtrot, the high-end coffee shop and convenience store, suddenly announced midday April 23 that it was permanently closing all of its locations. Employees and customers were stunned by the abrupt closures […]

Social Scene: Your Guide to the 2024 White House Correspondents’ Dinner Weekend
• April 24, 2024

Washington’s biggest social weekend of the year is upon us. In honor of the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner, here are all the parties and gatherings in town Thursday through […]

Weekend Roundup, April 25 through April 28
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Happy White House Correspondents’ Dinner Weekend! In addition to those events, there is plenty more to do including a new exhibit and ballet at The National Portrait Gallery, Mount Vernon’s […]

Business Ins & Outs: M.M. LaFleur, Sézane, Wingo’s; Big Wheel Bikes
• April 22, 2024

In: Sézane to Open May 3 The ladies are impressed. Sézane is set to open May 3 at 1211 Wisconsin Ave. NW in the former Tory Burch store. The French […]

Patrons’ Party Attracts the Best of Georgetown
• April 18, 2024

As usual, it was the place to be: the annual Patrons’ Party for the Georgetown House Tour. The April 17 party at Dumbarton House would have made first lady Dolley […]

Crime & Safety: River Death, Card Skimming, Sexual Assault
• April 15, 2024

The following are selections from news reports and alerts from the Metropolitan Police Department on crimes and safety issues over the last two weeks. WUSA9 reported: “A woman has died […]

The Georgetowner’s Spring 2024 Theater Guide 
• April 10, 2024

 ONGOING …  At Arena Stage, Trip Cullman directs “Unknown Soldier,” the last musical by “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson” composer Michael Friedman, with lyrics by Friedman and Daniel Goldstein, who wrote […]

What Mayor’s Proposed Budget Means for Georgetown
• April 8, 2024

“It was the hardest budget I’ve had to put together yet,” Mayor Bowser told the D.C. Council on April 3 as she presented to the 2025 District budget detailing $21 […]

ANC Update: Budget, NPS, Hamilton Court  
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The Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission met on April 1 at Georgetown Visitation Prep, as well as remotely. Here are some highlights from the monthly meeting.   End of the DC Circulator […]

L’Avant-Garde Introduces Lunch à la Française 
• April 4, 2024

The Georgetowner got a chance to check out the new lunch menu at Georgetown’s elegant French restaurant, L’Avant-Garde, now helmed by Partner Chef Sébastien Giannini.  In France, lunch is the […]