For a Few Days, Buddhist Monks Bestow Peace and Love Upon D.C.

February 12, 2026

Buddhist monks from Texas entered Washington, D.C., on Monday reaching the goal of their 2,300-mile Walk for Peace. A flock of 19 monks, led by Bhikkhu Pannakara, have enchanted the […]

Pinto Forum Gathers Ward 2 Input on Budget  

February 10, 2026

By Heather Harris Roemer   On Feb. 3, District Council member Brooke Pinto convened a Ward 2 Budget Forum. The virtual event was open to anyone who wanted to watch or testify about priorities and concerns for the […]

Jelleff Renovation Plans Changed  With Little Warning 


By Francis Rienzo   The plot thickens. A change to the $28-million renovation plans for the Jelleff Recreation Center at 3265 S St. NW — a project that has been in the works since as early as 2018 — was made with little warning.  The planned auxiliary gym, […]

Washington’s Other Hometown


If George Washington were to reappear in the nation’s capital during the nation’s 250th anniversary, he would barely comprehend the Town of George, let alone the rest of the city he helped to create.   He would recognize “presidential confidential agent” Benjamin Stoddert’s […]

Editorial: Groping for Greenland


In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson consummated the Louisiana Purchase, adding upwards of 800,000 square miles (no one knew for sure) to the 27-year-old United States of America.  Sixty-four years later, in 1867, Secretary of State William Seward brought off his “folly,” obtaining from czarist Russia what eventually became […]

Guest Column: One Morning in Georgetown Before the Invasion of Ukraine  


By David Tafuri     Early one morning — just a few days before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February of 2022 — my phone rang as I lay asleep in bed. I answered and heard the voice of […]

Opinion: Resident Only Parking, a Modest Proposal 


By Daniel Chao, Topher Mathews and Paul Maysak   Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E is exploring a change to how parking is managed in Georgetown that we think will make the lives of residents a little easier. It’s called […]

Editorial: The Winter of Our Discontent


Have we completely lost our bearings?   Something is rotten in the state of these United States.   A few months from our 250th anniversary, the U.S. has become an unrecognizable dystopia, leaving us and the world agape at the “ambient […]

History and Real Estate at Q&A Cafe

February 9, 2026

Georgetown journalist Carol Joynt and real estate agent Jamie Peva took a trip down memory lane on Feb. 3 at the George Town Club. It was all part of the […]

Super Bowl LX: Seahawks Take Home 2nd Lombardi, Bad Bunny Makes History


Super Bowl LX kicked off with a rousing start, with rock band Green Day performing a quick pre-show of their hits before the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots got […]