Rents Too High? Get Creative.
• July 26, 2017

Georgetown is more than 260 years old and internationally recognized. No matter where you travel, when you say you live in Georgetown, everyone recognizes the name — and wants to […]

Jack Evans Report
• July 24, 2017

The Ward 2 Council member comments on cooling centers, the FBI headquarters, waste compactor grants and Distinguished Young Women of America winner Skye Bork.

Growing Up with Summer Reading
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Ahead of The Georgetowner’s Summer Reading issue, appearing this week, a young writer describes what books have meant — and mean — to her.

Rents Too High?
• July 12, 2017

Landlords often speak publicly, mostly about properties they’re promoting or in favor of a proposed development. Ask them to give details or name names, however, and most choose to talk […]

Riveting ‘Road to Camelot’
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Tom Oliphant is a universally respected, admired and well-liked reporter — easy to talk to and full of information, insight and anecdotes. Oliphant and fellow journalist Curtis Wilkie have put […]

Wonder Woman as Role Model
• July 10, 2017

When I was a child, I had a vague sense of Wonder Woman. She had her golden lasso and was dressed in, in my opinion, an unusual outfit. Seeing her […]

What’s Up With Retail? Rents Too High?
• June 21, 2017

Part 1: Leases, Landlords and Tenants This is the age of the receding retail presence. Across the country, storefronts are displaying vacancy signs in increasing numbers, whether at the mall […]

Tenant Advocacy Is Good for D.C.
• June 7, 2017

Can you think of anything worse than being kicked out of your home? Not having a roof over your head? Maybe, if you have legions of generous friends who would […]

The Age of the Noose
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People say we’re living in the age of Trump, the age of uncertainty, the age of political chaos. Set all that aside for a moment. Here’s something you might not […]

Noise and Silence for Those Who Have Fallen
• May 24, 2017

Memorial Day in Washington, D.C., is a remarkably lively and even noisy day given its commemorative nature. Arising after the Civil War from Decoration Day, it is meant to honor […]