Weekend Round Up
Weekend Roundup: May 2 through May 5
Arts & Society
White House Correspondents’ Parties Talk of the Town
Featured
Business Ins & Outs: French Market, Rose Park Market, Club Pilates, Rosewood
News & Politics
Foxtrot’s Abrupt Closure May Be Illegal
Featured
Business Ins & Outs: M.M.LaFleur, Sézane, Wingo’s; Big Wheel Bikes
D.C. Opens COVID-19 Hospital at Convention Center
May 11, 2020
•Set up on the lower level, used for food service and car shows in the past, the finished rooms are ready today for around 115 patients infected with the coronavirus, if need be.
Mayor Enlists Big Names for ReOpen DC Advisory Group
April 27, 2020
•Tasked with formulating the District’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, the group will be headed by Secretary Michael Chertoff and Ambassador Susan Rice.
Future Fem
April 16, 2020
•On the heels of Women’s History Month and at the dawn of the resurrection, the FUTURE FEM fashion editorial sends healing energy to help us rise above the winds of […]
Gary Tischler, 1941-2020
April 9, 2020
•The Georgetowner’s longest-serving and most prolific writer died on April 8 at the age of 78. Well known throughout the arts community, Gary Tischler joined the newspaper in 1980.
Georgetowners Take a Walk on the Warm and Fuzzy Side
March 31, 2020
•Inspired by the children’s book “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt,” parents and kids spot and track stuffed animals in their neighbors’ windows and yards while taking walks during the days of self-isolation.
‘Wonderful News’: the Rev. Tim Cole Returns Home
March 27, 2020
•The rector of Georgetown’s Christ Church, the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Washington, D.C., is back home from the hospital.
Georgetown Almost a Ghost Town; D.C. Shuts Down Nonessential Businesses
March 26, 2020
•Mayor Muriel Bowser launched the application process for a new $25-million microgrant program to provide relief to local small businesses affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19).
D.C. Moves Closures to April 27, Announces First Death Due to Coronavirus
March 20, 2020
•The prohibition on mass gatherings during a public health emergency was extended until April 25, the last Saturday of the month.
A Chat With Dr. Tousimis
March 11, 2020
•FOR THE PIONEERING PHYSICIAN, THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS IS PAVED WITH PEACE, PASSION AND PURPOSE On paper, Dr. Eleni Tousimis is an intimidating figure. An award-winning physician and professional dynamo, […]
Georgetown Rector Contracts Coronavirus: D.C.’s First Case
March 8, 2020
•According to Christ Church spokesman Rob Volmer, the Rev. Tim Cole fell ill shortly after attending an Episcopal conference in Louisville on Feb. 22.