Editorial: Our Top 10 Mayoral Attributes  

December 9, 2025

Georgetown and D.C. have been abuzz with news these past few weeks, promising epic changes in how our community and the District as a whole will be governed — and viewed by the world — as we prepare to celebrate the 250th anniversary of our historic republic.     Driven by historic elections, 2026 may […]

Editorial: Keep it RFK Stadium


  Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium is no more. Opened in 1961, it was the home of baseball and football games, soccer matches, boxing and rock concerts. The location remains “the RFK site,” awaiting a new stadium for the Washington Commanders, once known as […]

Editorial: Georgetown’s Design Review Takes a Hit  

November 11, 2025

Were any Georgetowners pleased when the Biden-appointed, volunteer members of the Commission of Fine Arts were “terminated, effective immediately,” by the Trump administration? (Created in 1910, the CFA also has […]

Opinion: Are Streateries Still Cool or a Disaster Waiting to Happen?

November 10, 2025

Another buzzword that has stuck around since the pandemic is “streateries.” The D.C. Department of Transportation opened the citywide Temporary Streateries Program in June of 2020. The DDOT’s Temporary Streatery […]

Editorial: Life Lessons from … John Candy 


’Tis the season! To give, to appreciate what we have, to be grateful. These days, that’s easier said than done, isn’t it?    If you have a chance this Thanksgiving, check […]

Editorial: Our Better Angels Prevailed 


Could it finally be morning in America?   Well, hello there! We didn’t expect to see you here. And by “you,” we mean the hope, joy and sheer giddiness that greeted […]

Opinion: We Know How to Keep D.C. Safe. This Is Our Home, Too.   

October 7, 2025

Our city has faced unwelcome, unwarranted and unprecedented federal interference this year. From the massive federal workforce layoffs to the deployment of ICE agents and National Guard troops on our […]

Editorial: Staying the Course, Together 


Our Business Ins & Outs column is what many readers turn to first. Georgetown residents love getting the scoop when a top retailer or a chef’s latest venture is headed […]

Editorial: The Cruelest Month 


“I want federal employees to be traumatized, I want to put them in trauma, I want them to not want to come to work.”  —Russell Vought, OMB director  “When you shut it […]

Bowser’s Quotes on Home Rule  

September 10, 2025

Staying the course and answering her critics, Mayor Muriel Bowser has said: “Our North Star is protecting Home Rule and D.C.’s autonomy. D.C. residents, we are going to continue to […]