Dads & Grads
, • June 11, 2025

If you’ve noticed more and more fathers in Georgetown with strollers, or simply walking with their young children, you’re right.  Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, author of “Father Time,” observes: “As mother-centered […]

A Native Georgetowner Says Goodbye 
• June 10, 2025

Goodbye, Georgetown. I am moving away, after a lifetime in this neighborhood (I did leave for several years for college and jobs elsewhere).   I am a native Georgetowner, raised on […]

World Pride Lights Up D.C.
• June 9, 2025

By Grace Elizabeth Cady It was a sunny, warm Saturday in Washington and people came out in thousands for a celebration of pride. This year marked the 50th anniversary of […]

Packed ANC Agenda: Budget, Field Projects, Streateries  
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They tried. They really tried. The commissioners and presenters at the Monday, June 2, meeting of ANC 2E, the advisory neighborhood commission for Georgetown, Burleith and Hillandale, tried to keep […]

New D.C. Budget Eliminates Programs, Not City Employees
• June 2, 2025

Washington, D.C.’s new budget for 2025, 2026 — delayed, uncertain, smaller and controversial — is on the table. Frustrated city officials have a good excuse for the situation however. In February, […]

Mayor Bowser Dives In To Open Pool Season
• May 27, 2025

Q: How do you know when it is officially summer in Washington, D.C.? A: When Mayor Muriel Bowser dives into one of the district’s swimming pools at the annual Department […]

CAG’s Super Week Mid-May!
• May 19, 2025

The Citizens Association of Georgetown—better known as CAG—has done it again! This past week, they hosted not one, but three exciting community events.  First up on Wednesday was “Take Over […]

Pépin’s Way 
• May 14, 2025

Sébastien Giannini of L’Avant-Garde Joins Fellow Chefs to Celebrate Jacques Pépin’s 90th Birthday  D.C. Restaurants Host 90th Birthday Dinners for Jacques Pépin  Yearlong Celebration Benefits Culinary Education Programs     For […]

Restaurants’ Pickle: Inflation, Initiative 82, ICE Checks 
• May 12, 2025

Mayor Bowser Aims to Repeal Tipped-Wage Initiative To eliminate one of several challenges faced by Washington, D.C., restaurant owners, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on May 5 that her fiscal 2026 […]

Hats off to the Grads: 2025 Commencement Speakers
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We’re tipping our graduation caps to the class of 2025! Here are the highlights from commencements from local universities, with Georgetown and George Washington University’s taking place this weekend. Georgetown […]