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, […]

Exclusive Interview: Robert White, Top Rival to Mayor Muriel Bowser  
• May 13, 2022

As Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) seeks to become the first woman elected to a third term in office this fall as the District’s chief executive, her top rival in the […]

Georgetown Flea Market Celebrates 50th Year: It Rocks! 
• May 11, 2022

Ask just about any long-time resident of Georgetown… or look it up in various lists of great things to do in Georgetown on Sundays. You’ll inevitably come up with the recommendation […]

Spring Events on Main Street
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Get ready, Georgetown Main Street (GMS) is planning major events to promote small businesses and boost commercial vibrancy along Georgetown’s Wisconsin Ave. NW corridor this May and June.   May is Small […]