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
Fall Style: Beauty
• August 22, 2018
#ILOVEFALL By Lauretta J. McCoy Fall is on the way! However, you can vanquish the Kryptonite-powered fear of changing styles and colors. The super heroes of the industry, beauty editors […]
Back to School in Georgetown
• August 20, 2018
Student numbers are up in Georgetown, with neighborhood homes increasingly being bought and remodeled by urban-oriented millennial families with school-age children, according to local architects.
Saudi Women Pitch Their Dreams at Halcyon
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The budding entrepreneurs shared their stories at an Aug. 16 pitch event in Georgetown, part of their participation in a summer Halcyon Incubator Intensive.
Big Wheel Bikes Closes In on 50 Years
• August 13, 2018
Mike Sendar has been in the bicycle retail business for close to 50 years, since 1971, when he opened the Georgetown store with Harold Rivkin. There are now five locations in the D.C. area.
In Praise of Dogs
• August 9, 2018
Among the heroic and famous, there really is only one dog we cherish until our last breath. It is the one who shared our lives with us, always, no matter how long, all too briefly.
A Summer Picnic and Pedal in Georgetown
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The Rosewood hotel, located at 1050 31st St. NW, now allows guests to rent upscale bicycles packed with a picnic-basket lunch for an afternoon of self-guided touring.
Rock Therapy: The Power of Stones
• August 8, 2018
We are familiar with the need to eat enough fruits and vegetables. The right nutrition not only keeps us well, but can help heal our bodies when they are out […]
Rollin’ on the River
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The 405-mile Potomac isn’t the 2,320-mile Mississippi, and Georgetown isn’t New Orleans or Memphis, but if you come down to our partly tidal river, you’ll find plenty of people who live, work and play there, especially in the summertime.
Arlington Boathouse Plans Advance
• August 6, 2018
Questions remain regarding funding for the project and if the boathouse will solely serve local rowing teams or if it will also offer kayak, canoe and paddleboard rentals.
Georgetown Library Issues Summer Challenge
• August 2, 2018
The gauntlet has been thrown down to Georgetown’s well-read adults: to read a daunting classic like “Ulysses” or “Moby Dick” for at least 20 minutes a day.
