GU Reopening Taking Shape … or Not?
• June 29, 2020

While many universities are telling students not to come back to campus until after the Thanksgiving holiday, Georgetown University President John DeGioia’s letter left the timing open.

Francis Scott Key Park Vandalized
• June 22, 2020

The acre at 34th and M Streets NW, next to Key Bridge, was given by the Francis Scott Key Foundation to the American people in 1993, becoming part of the National Park System.

Splendor in the Grass
• June 11, 2020

A brick and clapboard Federal manor and its lush grounds at 1224 30th St. NW are such things as dreams are made of.

Mathews Will Run to Succeed Gibbons on ANC
• June 8, 2020

Topher Mathews, creator of the Georgetown Metropolitan blog, announced his candidacy for advisory neighborhood commissioner on June 8, the day after Joe Gibbons said he would not run again.

Brooke Pinto Wins Ward 2 Race
• June 7, 2020

A former assistant D.C. attorney general, Pinto was endorsed by D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Rep. Joe Kennedy and the Washington Post.

Peaceful Protest Comes to Georgetown (photos)
• June 4, 2020

As residents and slightly startled diners at Martin’s Tavern looked on, protesters sat on the street, chanting “Black Lives Matter” and “This is what democracy looks like.”

Republican Withdraws From Ward 2 Special Election
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Katherine Venice, the sole Republican candidate for the District Council vacancy created by Jack Evans’s resignation, plans to remain a candidate for the seat in the November 3 general election.

Dining and Shopping Return with a (Masked) Smile, Delayed by Protesters
• June 3, 2020

In a letter announcing the return of outdoor dining to Fiola Mare on the Georgetown waterfront, owner and chef Fabio Trabocchi — also of Fiola DC, Sfoglina and Del Mar […]

Little If Any June 1 Looting in Georgetown
• June 2, 2020

“There was no apparent looting or destruction in Georgetown on Monday [early morning],” said Georgetown Business Improvement District CEO Joe Sternlieb, who toured the neighborhood’s commercial blocks at 6:30 a.m. […]

In Your Power to Vote: Your Freedom, Your Independence
• June 1, 2020

The Georgetowner calls on you, the Ward 2 voters, to research the candidates carefully and, yes, vote twice: in the Ward 2 primary election, to be held June 2, and in the special election on June 16.