5 Eateries Closed Around New Year’s
• January 8, 2018

On the 2900 block of M Street, Unum closed in December. Next-door neighbor Maxime closed about a week ago — joined by their neighbor across the street, Cajun restaurant Pier 2934.

‘A New Day’ at Golden Globes
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Receiving the Cecil B. DeMille Award, Oprah Winfrey gave what was described as the speech of all speeches. “Time is up,” she said.

Women’s Voices Theater Festival Returns to D.C.
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A citywide collaboration that launched the 2015-16 season, the 2018 edition comprises 13 world premieres and 10 American or regional premieres.

D.C. Expands War on Waste: Pizza Boxes to Be Recycled
• January 5, 2018

Almost all food-service containers can now be recycled. However, they have to be larger than two inches by two inches and must be clean and empty (no organic waste).

2017: A Year of Protests (photos)
• January 2, 2018

The inauguration of President Donald Trump precipitated the massive Women’s March on Washington, followed by a full year of rallies and demonstrations.

They Left Us, With Memories, in 2017
• December 28, 2017

Here for one more time are some of those who one way or another have finagled their time on earth into the memories of those who cherish (or, in one case or two, deplore) them.

A Pictorial Farewell to 2017 (photos)
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The holiday season is a special time in the nation’s capital, as captured in this photo essay by Jeff Malet.

Merry Christmas, Georgetown! Part 1
• December 21, 2017

Send your holiday photos of Georgetown to editorial@georgetowner.com. We will use some of them to make a Part 2 of this festive photo essay next week.

Dana Tai Soon Burgess Debut at Portrait Gallery (photos)
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A new work of contemporary dance based on the National Portrait Gallery’s “One Life: Sylvia Plath” exhibition had its premiere in the museum’s Kogod Courtyard on Dec. 7 and Dec. 10.

Dockless Shared Bikes Surge in Georgetown
• December 18, 2017

“We are all here to find the best way to operate in the area. We can all share up to a point to make this whole thing work,” said DDOT’s Sam Zimbabwe at a packed town meeting on Dec. 5.