Arts
Holiday Markets Offer Festive Finds for Last-Minute Shoppers
Fashion
The Georgetowner’s Best Boutique Gifts for the Holidays
Downtown Observer
A Conversation with the Chief Retail Officer for the White House Historical Association Luci Shanahan
Arts
The Georgetowner’s 2025 Holiday Movie Soundtrack Playlist
In Country
A North Pole Christmas at National Harbor
Cocktail of the Month: The Maldivian Lady
• October 8, 2020
If Aaron Spelling’s “Fantasy Island” was a real place, no doubt it would be in the Maldives, an exotic paradise consisting of over 1,000 atoll islands in the exquisite Indian Ocean.
What Makes Venus Run?
• September 24, 2020
Venus Davis does not do “Zoom fatigue.” The trainer and life coach has never let anything get in the way of achieving her goals.
Georgetown’s Connections to Harry & Meghan’s Montecito
• September 16, 2020
Montecito, California, is a great place for the famous and their families to live because, for the most part, they are traditionally, almost rigidly, ignored. They simply become part of village life.
Opening of D.C. Schools: A Work in Progress
• September 14, 2020
D.C. schools are expected to switch over to in-person instruction, at least partially, in the second term, which begins Nov. 9, “if medical conditions warrant,” according to school officials.
Tennis, Anyone? Soon at Montrose Park
• September 10, 2020
The hope is to have the two brand-new, green-surfaced courts open to the public by the end of September, depending on the weather.
Some, Not All, Child Care Facilities Reopening
• September 8, 2020
Facing increased costs associated with cleaning, personal protective equipment and smaller class sizes, several Georgetown child care providers are not planning to offer in-person services this fall.
D.C. Public School Starts Today — With All Buildings Closed
• August 31, 2020
Ideally, all students should be able to get DCPS programs online with their student ID and have a device with a keyboard and, if possible, headphones.
500 GU Students Show Up on Move-In Weekend
• August 24, 2020
Once the students checked in, they were given virus test kits. They had agreed to take the tests, give them to university health officials, then self-quarantine for two weeks.
Virginia’s Second-Home Market Is Hot, Hot, Hot … and Transformed
• August 13, 2020
Instead of recreational purposes like horseback riding, hunting and gardening, what buyers now seek is refuge, a space to spread out and distance from their neighbors.
Back to School (Sort of) in Georgetown
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As schools in D.C. and Georgetown grapple with being fully online, fully in-person or a mix this fall, we must ask: What is best for children, teachers and staff — […]
