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A Rising Tide for Boomerang Boat Tours
August 23, 2018
•Boomerang’s Nikki and Dave DuBois have been operating at a busy pace, which gets going around St. Patrick’s Day, accelerates when the cherry blossoms come out and keeps up through New Year’s Eve.
Fall Style: Beauty
August 22, 2018
•#ILOVEFALL By Lauretta J. McCoy Fall is on the way! However, you can vanquish the Kryptonite-powered fear of changing styles and colors. The super heroes of the industry, beauty editors […]
Back to School in Georgetown
August 20, 2018
•Student numbers are up in Georgetown, with neighborhood homes increasingly being bought and remodeled by urban-oriented millennial families with school-age children, according to local architects.
Dyllan’s Raw Bar Grill Opens
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Industry veterans Donald and Amy Carlin, who plan to open more restaurants in Georgetown, are seen as part of the neighborhood’s restaurant renaissance.
Last Chance: Thursday’s Cultural Leadership Breakfast
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Rachel Goslins, director of the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building, will speak at Georgetown Media Group’s Sept. 13 Cultural Leadership Breakfast at the George Town Club. RSVP to richard@georgetowner.com.
Farewell to the Queen of Soul
August 16, 2018
•Aretha Franklin died today, Aug. 16, at age 76 while in hospice care for pancreatic cancer. Whatever the ebb and flow of her career and her popularity, her music never lost its power.
A Summer Picnic and Pedal in Georgetown
August 9, 2018
•The Rosewood hotel, located at 1050 31st St. NW, now allows guests to rent upscale bicycles packed with a picnic-basket lunch for an afternoon of self-guided touring.
Rollin’ on the River
August 8, 2018
•The 405-mile Potomac isn’t the 2,320-mile Mississippi, and Georgetown isn’t New Orleans or Memphis, but if you come down to our partly tidal river, you’ll find plenty of people who live, work and play there, especially in the summertime.
Obama, Biden Do Lunch at Dog Tag Bakery
July 30, 2018
•The casually dressed duo greeted some of the Dog Tag fellows, who are learning about baking and cooking and how to run a business at the nonprofit bakery.
Ears Perk Up at Plans for C&O Canal
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Georgetown Heritage will be contracting for a new canal boat, using part of a $3-million grant from the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, matched with private funds.