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A Georgetowner Leap Day Birthday: He’s 21!
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91st Georgetown House Tour, April 20
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Georgetown’s Hyde-Addison Elementary School Evacuated for Bomb Threat
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Sponsored: The Future of Georgetown’s Streateries & Sidewalk Extensions
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Georgetown ‘Pot Shops’ Flourishing as City Licensing Delayed
Georgetown Wawa to Open Dec. 20
December 3, 2018
•While Wawa was applying for its D.C. government permits, the news was met with some hostility from Georgetowners.
31st St. Stabbing Upsets Neighborhood
November 29, 2018
•According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the stabbing victim had met earlier on Nov. 28 near Howard University with two persons in a car, which found its way to Georgetown.
ANC Monday: Gas, Water, Ginkgos, Car Barn, Exorcist Steps
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On the agenda: “Landmarking Application for Capital Traction Company Union Station and Part of the 36th Street NW Right-of-Way,” aka the Car Barn and the Exorcist Steps.
Amid Shopping Is Giving Tuesday
November 26, 2018
•What’s your favorite charity? Something in the neighborhood, across the nation or at the other side of the world? Tuesday is your chance to make your choice on the stage […]
J.Paul’s to Close by Year-End
November 19, 2018
•The classic saloon, which opened in 1982, was the flagship of restaurateur Paul Cohn, who launched other eateries in the 1980s.
Georgetown Marks Armistice Centenary
November 12, 2018
•A solemn International Service of Remembrance, attended by representatives from nations involved in World War I, was held at Christ Church on Nov. 11.
DAR Unveils New Marker at Oak Hill
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The legacy of William Tyler Page lives on in the American’s Creed, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary. It is still read by new citizens at their naturalization ceremonies.
World War I at Tudor Place
November 6, 2018
•During the war, Armistead Peter 3rd was stationed in Washington. He would go on to combat in World War II, returning to Georgetown, where he established the foundation that now oversees Tudor Place.
Water Flows Again in C&O Canal in Georgetown
November 5, 2018
•The National Park Service released water into the Georgetown section of the canal last month to test the new gates with the rehabilitated locks.
Halloween Fun in Georgetown
November 1, 2018
•From 9 p.m. until midnight, M Street was gridlocked with pedestrians dressed as (and cars full of) pirates, ghosts, witches and zombies.