Mapping Georgetown: An Eyewitness to the Georgetown Library Fire
• November 8, 2021

When your local history collection is nearly destroyed by fire, you realize how precious are the treasures and stories of your collective past. At noon on Monday, April 30, 2007, […]

Our Next Print Issue, Wed. Nov 10: Georgetown Holiday Shopping
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  The most wonderful time of the year is here! Shopping, hot chocolate, home for the holidays…. Thanksgiving starts the holiday season and it’s right around the corner. Join us to celebrate […]

Downtowner News Briefs, Nov. 8
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Uptown Theater Reopening   The popular moviegoing venue established in 1936, The Uptown Theater, has entered preliminary talks to reopen. When it closed in March last year, Cleveland Park (and citywide) residents were devastated. According to […]

$50 Million Gift for MedStar GU Hospital’s Surgery Pavilion
• November 4, 2021

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital announced a $50 million philanthropic gift from Grant Verstandig this week. Verstandig is an entrepreneur, venture capital investor and philanthropist, part of the Verstandig Family Foundation. The gift will support the new […]

George’s Late Night Loophole Disrupting Neighborhood 
• November 3, 2021

George’s King of Falafel and Cheesesteak restaurant at 1205 28th St. NW has been serving its Mideastern-style food to Georgetown for 40 years. The business was in the spotlight during […]

5 Year-Olds-Up Can Be Vaccinated in D.C.
• November 1, 2021

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel approved on Oct. 29 an “emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine be given to children ages 5 to 11.” Pending expected approval […]

Community Calendar, Nov. 2021: ANC Meets Tonight
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Advisory Neighborhood Commission, ANC2E: Next Virtual Public Meeting via Zoom:  Monday, Nov. 1, beginning 6:30 p.m. Meeting agenda and access info posted here. Old Georgetown Board (OGB): Next Meeting: Thurs., Nov. 4, 9 a.m. at: 401 […]

Biden Gives Pope Holy Trinity Church Vestment With a Papal Connection
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Last Friday, President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden presented Pope Francis several White House gifts at the Vatican, while he was in Rome for the G20 Summit. A […]

To Help Local Business, Journalism and Democracy, Support the Journalism Sustainability Act 
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In the nation’s capital, we’re frequently deluged with news and information —  so much so that we often seek solace in nature, especially during the pandemic. We all know, however, […]

It’s as Easy as Pie to Help Georgetown’s Small Businesses 
• October 28, 2021

Georgetown Main Street’s Chicken Pot Pie-athon is underway through November 7, providing a solution to those too-busy-to-cook or what-to-give-the-new-neighbors quandaries. Sales of succulent, frozen, ready-to-bake and -serve chicken or vegetable pies and gluten-free main dishes like eggplant parmesan will help GMS support small businesses in Georgetown. A large number of these businesses are women- or immigrant-owned (or both).    […]