Shots Fired: Off-duty Cop Stops Carjacking on 28th St.
• October 20, 2021

Updated 5 p.m., Oct. 20: See additional information at the end of the story. An off-duty Metropolitan Police Department officer intervened in a robbery on the 1200 block of 28th […]

A Salute to Gen. Colin Powell (1937-2021)
• October 18, 2021

We salute a truly great American, Gen. Colin Powell (1937-2021) who died today at age 84, due to Covid-19 complications (though fully vaccinated) and having suffered multiple myeloma, a form […]

Park Service Salutes Friends of Georgetown Waterfront Park
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For those who longed to fix up the Georgetown waterfront with its parking lots, salt dome and other eyesores, it was decades in the making. After being a port and […]

Georgetown Celebrates the Arts Program Heightens Fall Colors, Moods on Book Hill
• October 14, 2021

With autumn’s arrival, splashes of color have been spotted along Wisconsin Avenue — but of the artistic, not the arboreal kind. In a pilot public arts program sponsored by the Washington […]

October Cover Story: Our 2021 Photography Contest
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This summer, we decided to bring back our much-loved photo contest. After the past year and a half, we thought we could all use a bit of outdoor creativity and appreciate our surroundings.  […]

Q&A Cafe with Scott Gottlieb: ‘I Don’t Think I Can Visit China Anymore’
• October 12, 2021

Dr. Scott Gottlieb was interviewed by Carol Joynt at her Q&A luncheon held at the George Town Club on Oct. 7.  She recalled that the Q&A Café was started in […]

Crime Report: 28th St. Mugging; G.U. Assault
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From the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), here are the latest crime and police reports in or near Georgetown. Oct. 11 – Burglary: In the 1700 block of M Street NW. […]

Downtowner News: Mayor Extends Emergency, Lion Gets Covid, Dave Thomas Circle
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Mayor Bowser Extends Covid Public Emergency  Mayor Muriel Bowser has extended D.C.’s Covid-19 public health emergency to January 2022. The emergency order was set to expire earlier this month but the […]

67 Reasons Why We Love Georgetown
• October 7, 2021

We are celebrating 67 years of the Georgetowner today and wanted to celebrate with 67 reasons why we love the wonderful neighborhood we’re proud to call home. Hidden one-block streets […]

Spirit of Georgetown Gathers Residents, Salutes Tompkins  
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A major fundraiser for the Georgetown Ministry Center, the Spirit of Georgetown 2021 award went to Elena Tompkins and was held at the Washington Harbour home of Alan and Nancy […]