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 […]

Fire at Ristorante Piccolo Shuts Down 31st and M St.
• June 29, 2023

[This story was updated July 11.] D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to a fire at Ristorante Piccolo at 1068 31st St. NW, shutting down the street as well […]

Jelleff Community Friends Launch Survey on Rec Center Refurbishment
• June 26, 2023

Now’s your chance to weigh in on Jelleff Community Center’s extensive refurbishments project and what you’d like to see improved at the aging recreational and community facility managed by the […]

Community Grieves Desecration of Child’s Grave at Georgetown’s Oldest Black Cemetery
• June 22, 2023

Just after Mt. Zion Cemetery-Female Union Band Society Cemetery held Juneteenth celebrations to commemorate the national holiday on Monday, June 19, for the liberation of the enslaved, terror struck on […]

Mapping Georgetown: Cherishing St. John’s
• June 20, 2023

What do Francis Scott Key, Reverand Gini Gerbasi, Ann Laporta and Katie Remedios all have in common? Their cherishing of  Georgetown’s historic St. John’s Episcopal Church at 3240 O St. […]