Wawa Opens in Georgetown

December 20, 2018

President, CEO and “Lead Goose” Chris Gheysens commented on his and everyone’s excitement, noting that the store is “not your typical Wawa.” 

‘We Choose to Go to the Moon’ at the Portrait Gallery (photos)

December 14, 2018

The final performance of the dance piece, choreographed by Dana Tai Soon Burgess, will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 18, at 6:30 pm.

Georgetown Gondolas: They’re Baaack!

December 13, 2018

Everything changed when Amazon’s Jeff Bezos announced that the mega-retailer’s massive East Coast headquarters would be divided between a site in Queens and a site in Arlington County.

The Berliner Opens: First 100 Get a Free Beer


Owner Omar Popal is emphasizing the 4,200-square-foot beer hall — in one of Georgetown’s last original warehouse spaces — and the Berliner’s chef, a sausage-making whiz. 

Julie Kent Takes Center Stage

December 7, 2018

By Gary Tischler. Photography by Tony Powell. With Thanksgiving come and gone, it is now officially the season of the holidays, most visibly Christmas. The season as it transpires is […]

Farewell to Bush ’41’: His Character Counted

December 3, 2018

George H.W. Bush’s presidency — his legacy — was astonishingly thick with events that others might not have handled nearly as well. 

Georgetown Wawa to Open Dec. 20


While Wawa was applying for its D.C. government permits, the news was met with some hostility from Georgetowners.

31st St. Stabbing Upsets Neighborhood

November 29, 2018

According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the stabbing victim had met earlier on Nov. 28 near Howard University with two persons in a car, which found its way to Georgetown.

Holiday Performing Arts Preview

November 21, 2018

Not just a listing of holiday performances, this preview highlights holiday-time cultural events of all types, plus a couple picks as far away as February.

Keith Lipert: The Gift Master


“What we have in Georgetown is unique,” says Keith Lipert. “I don’t think there is another store like mine in the world.” The thoughtful, stylish Lipert just might be correct. […]