Hardy Middle School Principal Suddenly Transferred
• May 22, 2023

“I am writing this letter to share that Principal Johnson’s last day with Hardy Middle School was yesterday, May 18, 2023,” read the second paragraph of an otherwise perfunctory letter […]

Congratulations, Graduates! Guide to Local Commencements
• May 18, 2023

We’re tipping our graduation caps to the class of 2023! Here are the highlights from commencements from local universities, with Georgetown and George Washington University’s taking place this weekend.  Georgetown […]

Symposium Presents ‘The White House in Popular Culture’ 
• May 11, 2023

The White House. Perhaps no home in America holds as much sway in the public’s imagination. On Friday May 5th, The White House Historical Association (WHHA) in partnership with the […]

Hudson Shares New Mission, Preservation Plans at Tudor Place 
• April 24, 2023

Three invitations were extended by The Georgetowner’s April 20 cultural power breakfast speaker, Mark Hudson, executive director of Tudor Place, the National Historic Landmark on five and a half acres […]

Cultural Power Breakfast: GWU’s Corcoran: ‘A Very Different School’ 
• March 27, 2023

Of the storied institution that was the Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art and Design, Dr. Lauren Onkey, director since 2021 of George Washington University’s Corcoran School of […]

An Evening with Kitty Kelley: Register for The 2023 BIO Award Virtual Event, March 28
• March 23, 2023

Announcement From 2023 BIO Awards: Kitty Kelley is the preeminent unauthorized biographer of our time and is the winner of the 2023 BIO Award. The BIO Award is presented annually […]

Campfire Ruminations Might Never Be Same
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Family and friends gathered ‘round a crackling campfire often elicit free-flowing thoughts and emotions. As a social species, we humans have cherished such moments of uninhibited sharing, story-telling and song […]

For Women’s History Month We Celebrate Georgetown’s STEAMy Women 
• March 8, 2023

We spoke with Georgetown women who work in the STEAM fields (science, technology, engineering, art and math) about their careers and accomplishments and were inspired by their ambitious journeys, words […]

Mapping Georgetown: Spy a Spy’s Home on the Georgetown House Tour
• March 6, 2023

One of the great features of the arrival of spring in Georgetown is the Georgetown House Tour, to be held this year on April 22. So many intriguing details about […]

The Lesser-Known Smithsonian Everyone Should Visit
• March 2, 2023

The Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum at 1901 Fort Place SE is a beautiful home to rotating exhibits on the history of vital social justice issues affecting our city and nation. […]