High Tech Georgetown: Palantir

October 9, 2019

The first thing you see at the entrance of Palantir Technologies on Thomas Jefferson Street in Georgetown is an American flag flanking a life-sized Chewbacca, the hirsute hero of “Star […]

Always on Deadline: For The Georgetowner, the Future Is Now

October 7, 2019

As The Georgetowner celebrates its 65th birthday, we look to our past, present and future …

GU Parent Gets Jail Time for Admissions Fraud

September 30, 2019

A man who paid $400,000 to get his child into Georgetown University as a tennis player worth recruiting — which the young man was not — was sentenced to four months in prison.

Citizens’ Concert in Rose Park Sings Au Revoir to Summer

September 23, 2019

Neighborhood newcomer Uprising Yoga Center got people stretching, and then classic rock band the Other Side got people dancing.

Washington Post Express Takes Its Last Ride

September 12, 2019

The Washington Post made the sudden announcement of the demise of the Express, the commuter quick-read, on Sept. 11. Express employees have been fired.

Fall Arts Preview: Performance

September 10, 2019

This fall will see a tremendous number of performances of all kinds in D.C., some of the most notable of which are highlighted here.

Fall Arts Preview: Visual Arts


Here are some of the museum exhibitions opening this fall that our visual arts writer is most looking forward to.

ANC Meeting Erupts in Protest Over Jelleff Agreement

September 5, 2019

Signs reading “Make Jelleff Public,” passionate statements and a resolution created on laptops in front of a packed crowd dominated the Sept. 3 meeting of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E. 

New Restaurant From Peacock Cafe Opens on P St.

September 4, 2019

The modern Persian restaurant near Dupont Circle is named after 1978, the year the Farivar brothers came to the United States from Iran.

Capital One Café Opens in Georgetown

August 28, 2019

Besides the brews and sweets provided by its partner, Peet’s Coffee, the corner spot has desks, couches, private nooks, meeting rooms and a conference table with a television and screen projector.