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Sponsored: The Future of Georgetown’s Streateries & Sidewalk Extensions
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Crime: Pinto Launches ‘Secure DC Plan’; Georgetown Incidents Reported to ANC
September 18, 2023
•D.C. Council Member Brooke Pinto (Ward 2) Launches ‘Secure DC’ Plan Fear of crime has been a major factor in Georgetown politics this summer. “I am getting a lot of […]
Georgetown Coalition for Public Spaces Petitions to Improve Streateries
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Where do you stand on Georgetown streateries? A petition calling for “common-sense re-adjustments” to Georgetown’s streateries programs, launched by the Georgetown Coalition for Public Spaces (GCPS) and signed by former […]
Students, Faculty Petition to End GU Legacy Admissions
September 11, 2023
•Choosing a freshman class at one of Washington, D.C.’s elite colleges just got a whole lot harder this summer. In June, as expected, the U.S. Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional […]
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 […]
Georgetown Neighbors & Legends: Jenonne Walker
August 31, 2023
•From Oklahoma, to the National Security Council, to Ambassador to the Czech Republic, this Georgetown neighbor was a diplomatic trailblazer. Despite her diminutive size, longtime Georgetown resident Jenonne Walker radiates […]
News Bytes: Microbursts, GU’s Selective Admissions, GWU Lawsuit
August 16, 2023
•Microbursts Hit Washington A series of microbursts hit D.C. late last month, causing extensive damage around the city. A microburst occurs when a thunderstorm’s updraft collapses, sending air rushing down […]
The Dog Days of Summer: Dogs of Georgetown
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We asked readers to send us their best photos of their dogs. We got some great ones back, and even included some of our staff dogs too! Hugo & Prudence […]
Jackie’s Digs & Dogs
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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 […]
Mission Possible: Tom Cruise Stuns Georgetown Audience
July 13, 2023
•We know that actor Tom Cruise likes to do his own stunts. Apparently, he also likes to do his own promotions and marketing as well. Call it the ultimate movie […]
Neighbors & Legends: Jim Hoagland
July 12, 2023
•Meet a Georgetown neighbor who was face to face with Saddam Hussein, Muammar Gaddafi and Vladimir Putin. Jim Hoagland may not even be the most famous journalist on his […]