Cars or Bikes: Right on Red?
• October 12, 2022

Picture these scenarios. It’s 8 p.m. You’re stopped at the light at R Street and Wisconsin Avenue, heading east. No cars, bikes or pedestrians are in sight. You turn right […]

Vote ‘No’ on Initiative 82    
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The last item on your ballot is Initiative Measure No. 82 which reads: “District of Columbia Tip Credit Elimination Act of 2021.”   “Under current law, employers of employees classified as […]

The Georgetowner Endorses…
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The Georgetowner Endorses…   While the Ward 2 election ballot may be thin, The Georgetowner shall weigh in on the Nov. 8 General Election, with mail-in ballots already arriving. Let’s deal […]

Are You Having Trouble Getting Licensed or Certified In D.C.?
• October 3, 2022

SPECIAL REQUEST: Share Your Experiences Doing Business With the District’s Agencies: DCRA, DSLBD, Office of Tax & Revenue, DOES and others:  Opening up businesses in D.C. post-pandemic has been a […]

Opinion: The Coming D.C. Financial Crisis 
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Editor’s note: From time to time The Georgetowner selects to run guest columns on issues of concern to our readers. We have decided to run this opinion piece by Jack […]

Not on a Whim, Woman Catholic Priest Celebrates Momentous Georgetown Mass
• September 22, 2022

The Roman Catholic Church wears its age well — and yet, after 2,000 years, is still developing new features, still growing into its body. Perhaps, for world religions, 2,000 years […]

Are We Normalizing Crime?   
• September 14, 2022

As we began to write this editorial, we noticed lots of commentary on the growing persistence of crime, close to home and across the nation. We noted the tragic loss […]

Closing Pools Before Labor Day a Travesty  
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It was an exceptionally hot August and early September this summer as families and residents tried to enjoy the last of the vacation and home days before heading back to […]

Opinion: A Sliver of Hope on the Climate Crisis 
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Everywhere we look we see the effects of the climate crisis – whether we wish to or not. Here in the suburbs of northern Virginia just outside of Washington, D.C., […]

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II: 1926-2022 
• September 8, 2022

With a simple message fastened to the Buckingham Palace gate stating that she died peacefully at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, the world was told that a sense of stability for […]