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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 […]
Georgetowners of the Year for 2023
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The naming of Georgetowners of the Year has been a tradition of The Georgetowner newspaper for decades. Several well-known, devoted and influential members of the neighborhood have already received this […]
Georgetown Glow’s Alight, Balancing the Whimsical and Sentimental
December 4, 2023
•By Hailey Wharram The Georgetown Business Improvement District (BID) is enthusiastically sponsoring the ninth annual Georgetown Glow festival which began Friday evening, Dec. 1, in Georgetown’s commercial district. Five unique […]
Business Ins & Outs: Dolce Vita, Brand Guild, the Fitzgerald
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In: Dolce Vita, Not Steve Madden, at Wisconsin & O Steve Madden — which used to be at 3109 M St. NW but closed five years ago — was supposed […]
Art of Interior Design: Specialist Meets S&R Evermay Awardee
November 30, 2023
•By Kobi Carter Eidman In the first of our series about Georgetown’s S&R Evermay Washington Award recipients, The Georgetowner’s Business Development and Community Partnerships initiative spotlights award-winning artist James Stephen […]
Crime Report: Carjackings, Dumpster Fires, and Poor Crime-Solving
November 27, 2023
•Once again, a phony fender-bender and carjacking in the neighborhood: this time on Foxhall Road near Whitehaven Parkway NW. Also – perhaps symbolically – dumpster fires appeared to be set […]
Crime: Saturday’s Mayhem; New Second District Commander; Mayor Takes Action
November 20, 2023
•Why must Georgetowners be alert at all times? Two photos snapped by Georgetown resident and photographer for The Georgetowner, Bill Starrels, from this past Saturday evening help illustrate the rising […]
Crime: Secret Service Shots Fired in Georgetown; Chief Smith Confirmed
November 13, 2023
•In a show of unity to address the city’s “crime crisis,” the D.C. Council voted unanimously Nov. 7 to confirm Mayor Bowser’s nomination of Acting Police Chief Angela A. Smith […]
Business Ins & Outs: Greco, Mèo Maison, Tatte, Skims
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In: Greco Ready to Open in &pizza-Au Pied de Cochon Building Next month, an authentic Greek fast casual restaurant will open at the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Dumbarton Street — […]
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 […]