Exclusive Interview: Mayor Muriel Bowser Has ‘Best Job in Washington’ and Plans to Keep It 
• June 15, 2022

Mayor Muriel Bowser met with Georgetowner staffers at their office next to the C&O Canal on the hottest day of the year so far, May 31, to discuss what she […]

New C&O Canal Boat to Help Revitalize Georgetown   
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Upon its April 28 christening to much fanfare – with Mayor Bowser presiding – Georgetown’s new C&O Canal Boat, the “Georgetown Heritage,” launched a new era of local historical and […]

Latest Dish: José Andrés Bringing Bazaar to Old Post Office
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José Andrés announced he is bringing his Bazaar restaurant to the Old Post Office, a dream nearly 30 years in the making. He was supposed to have a restaurant in […]

March for Our Lives Returns to D.C. to Demand Action to End Gun Violence (photos)
• June 12, 2022

Demands for Congressional action for tougher gun control measures echoed across the country on June 11 as demonstrators took to the streets in more than 400 cities in nearly every […]

Crime Report: Capitol Police Officer Indicted for Georgetown Incident; Metrobus Stabbing
• June 6, 2022

In a bizarre case, a U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) officer was indicted on six counts, including federal civil rights charges after allegedly engaging in an unauthorized high-speed chase with two […]

Lively Mayoral Debate at Georgetown’s Gaston Hall
• June 2, 2022

Mayor Muriel Bowser and her main Democratic challengers, Council members Robert White and Trayon White met at Georgetown University’s Gaston Hall June 1 in the only televised debate before the […]

Council Passes 2023 Budget; Awaits Mayor’s Signature
• May 30, 2022

The Council of the District of Columbia passed Mayor Bowser’s $19.5 billion 2023 budget on May 24. It was the culmination of a long unique District process that takes months […]

Business Ins & Outs: Luigi Parasmo, UpWest, Wegmans
• May 23, 2022

First D.C. Wegmans to Open July 13 Yes, it’s finally opening — uptown on July 13 at 9 a.m. — Washington, D.C.’s first Wegmans Food Market. The 82,000-square-foot store is […]

Cultural Leadership Breakfast: Capital Fringe’s Julianne Brienza, June 16 
• May 19, 2022

On Thursday, June 16, just five days before Capital Fringe Festival tickets go on sale, Founding Director Julianne Brienza will speak as part of The Georgetowner’s Cultural Leadership Breakfast Series, […]

Semper Fi: Robert ‘Bud’ McFarlane Dies at 84
• May 16, 2022

Robert “Bud” McFarlane, a national security adviser for President Ronald Reagan, died May 12 in Lansing, Michigan, while visiting for a family wedding, at the age of 84. His son, […]