Martin’s Tavern: Cheers to 90 Years   

September 11, 2023

When someone or something marks 90 years, you take notice. When this 90-year-old place is full of history and legends, you know there are stories to be told. When this […]

Murder Suspect Escapes Police Custody at GWU Hospital, Still at-Large

September 7, 2023

“Wanted Escapee.” This alarming subject heading accompanied an AlertDC email via the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) yesterday Sept. 6 at 5:05 p.m. And the alert’s message helped local residents in […]

Business Ins & Outs: City Tavern, Bitty & Beau’s, Capital One

September 5, 2023

In: Leslie Maysak Heads Up City Tavern Preservation Foundation The City Tavern Preservation Foundation named Leslie Maysak its new executive director. The foundation said: “Maysak’s background as an Executive Director, […]

Crime: D.C. Summer Crime Spree Continues; Youth Curfew; Local Reports

September 2, 2023

Guns, Yes, But Any Weapons Will Do … Mayor Muriel Bowser and Acting Police Chief Pamela A. Smith cite illegal gun-trafficking in the District as a major factor in the […]

First Day for New MacArthur High School Is Historic

August 28, 2023

The club sign-up tables were out on the wide entrance sidewalk, as teachers, school administrators, Principal Harold McCray, Jr. and DC Public Schools Chancellor Lewis Ferebee were on hand to greet […]

Exclusive Interview: DCPS Chancellor Ferebee Confident at Start of School Year

August 21, 2023

DC Public Schools Chancellor Lewis D. Ferebee is in charge of more than 112 public elementary and secondary schools in the District, serving 50,000 students with more than 4,300 full-time […]

Microburst Aftermath: Glen Echo Park Needs Your Help! 


The microbursts that hit the Washington area July 29, particularly damaged historic Glen Echo Park at 7300 Macarthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD. The park, home to 13 resident artists and […]

Georgetown University Welcomes Class of 2027 


Georgetown University welcomed 1,629 first-year students to its main campus on Thursday. They make up the Class of 2027 and hail from all 50 states, along with the District of […]

Jackie’s Digs & Dogs 

August 16, 2023

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis “was a wonderful colleague at Doubleday, where I landed an editorial job after grad school,” said Howard Kaplan, a friend of The Georgetowner and a former co-worker […]

Fire Breaks Out Overnight on M Street, One Firefighter Evaluated

August 14, 2023

A frightening night in the heart of Georgetown’s commercial district. Across from gold-domed PNC Bank and above Todd Snyder men’s wear store at 3211 M Street NW, a fire broke […]