A Native Georgetowner Says Goodbye 
• June 10, 2025

Goodbye, Georgetown. I am moving away, after a lifetime in this neighborhood (I did leave for several years for college and jobs elsewhere).   I am a native Georgetowner, raised on […]

Georgetown Possessed by Halloween and ‘The Exorcist’
• October 27, 2022

Georgetown has always exhibited a spirit of Halloween with its stories of haunted houses and apparitions, but it really came into its own as a Halloween spooktacular in the last […]

Rededicated Citizens Association Seeks New Members  
• September 14, 2022

Georgetown is a very special neighborhood — with deep historic roots, charming brick sidewalks and quaint row houses – and is truly like no other. However, what makes Georgetown even more […]

Getting to Know The Georgetowner: Meet Kate Oczypok 
• April 13, 2022

Kate Oczypok does a little bit of everything at The Georgetowner. She writes, manages the paper’s social media accounts and sells advertising too. Kate is a newlywed, having married her […]

Knowing and Celebrating Georgetown’s Black History  
• February 9, 2022

Thirty years ago, The Georgetowner hosted a reception for a book that helped the town rediscover part of its past. “Black Georgetown Remembered” is now a classic of Black history […]

French Market Brings Out the Weekend Crowds
• October 4, 2021

Georgetown shops, eateries and the temporarily expanded sidewalks along Wisconsin Avenue from N St up to Book Hill on Reservoir Road NW, were filled Friday through Sunday, Oct. 1 to […]

Citizens’ Welcome Back Picnic Delights the Kids and Parents
• September 20, 2021

Rose Park at 26th and O streets on a late Sunday afternoon was filled with summer fun thanks to the Welcome Back Georgetown Picnic put on by the Citizens Association […]

Mapping Georgetown’s Rose Park Visit Sparks New Recollections: Tell Your Story 
• July 26, 2021

A unique table dedicated to the art of preservation appeared at the Georgetown Farmers Market at Rose Park last Wednesday — not of the pickling or canning variety, however, but […]

As Cold Weather Hits, More Help for Unsheltered
• November 11, 2020

Georgetown Ministry Center, dedicated to “ending homelessness one person at a time,” is responding with new leadership and expanded programs.

In the Year of COVID-19, Animals Are Blessed at St. John’s
• October 5, 2020

On Oct. 4, St. John’s Episcopal Church in Georgetown held its first Sunday service in many weeks outside — across the street at the Hyde-Addison School playground.