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Weekend Roundup, Dec. 19-22
Virtual Learning Is Here to Stay
August 13, 2020
•“There’s been more experimentation with pedagogy in the last five months at Georgetown than in the last 200 years.” — Douglas Reed of Georgetown University As the nation grapples with […]
Chief Calls Shootings ‘Ridiculous and Unacceptable’
August 10, 2020
•At the mayor’s press conference, MPD Chief Peter Newsham gave details about the violence that had broken out early on Aug. 9 during a community cookout in Southeast D.C.
2 Lives, Well Lived: John Lewis and C.T. Vivian
July 20, 2020
•Both men rose up bloody and never raised their hands to fight back. Instead, they continued to march, go to jail and remain true to Dr. King’s nonviolence movement.
Sold: Kevin Plank’s Georgetown Mansion
June 22, 2020
•The 12,000-square-foot mansion at 1405 34th St. NW owned by the billionaire Under Armour founder went for $17.25 million, $7.25 million under last fall’s listing price.
D.C. Looks to Begin Reopening May 29, Mayor Says
May 21, 2020
•With community spread of the disease declining for the last 11 days, D.C. looks certain to hit the 14-day mark that will allow a partial reopening.
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.