Bring on the Cherry Blossoms!  
• March 11, 2025

By Zoe Howard-Barr   On Feb. 27, National Cherry Blossom Festival leaders, clad in pink, held a press conference at the Waldorf Astoria to announce peak bloom dates for D.C.’s beloved […]

Initiative 82: The Tipped Wage Controversy Continues  
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By Zoe Howard-Barr Overwhelmingly passed in 2022, Initiative 82 has been steadily reshaping the city’s labor landscape since going into effect in May of 2023. The measure incrementally raises the […]

March ANC: Billion-Dollar Shortfall, Rush-Hour Parking 
• March 10, 2025

A flurry of official communications from the Georgetown-Burleith Advisory Neighborhood Commission to Mayor Muriel Bowser and other city officials — highlighting two urgent, if not unexpected, matters facing Georgetown — […]

Save Chinatown Solidarity Network D.C. Hosts Town Hall
• February 18, 2025

By Zoe Howard-Barr The Save Chinatown Solidarity Network DC (SCSN) met on February 1 to host the “Little Chinatown, Bigger Ideas” town hall. The program started with a traditional Lion […]

Black Excellence — Past, Present and Future — in D.C. and Georgetown  
• February 12, 2025

  In this issue, with Black History Month in mind, The Georgetowner proudly calls its readers’ attention to a Georgetown University history professor’s new book and upcoming 50th anniversary events at […]

New Tech Ups Tranquility at Fitness Center, Spa 
• February 11, 2025

“We have taken our spa experience to the next level,” Four Seasons Hotel Manager Igor Morosowski told The Georgetowner. “It is probably the most luxurious wellness center in all of […]

2025 Georgetown Main Street Small Business Grant Application is Now Open
• February 10, 2025

By Zoe Howard-Barr The 2025 Georgetown Main Street Small Business Grant Application is now open. Small businesses may apply for up to $5,000. GMS will fund eight or more applicants. […]

ANC Report: Christmas Trees, Jelleff Delays, Theft From Autos, Classroom Phone Ban 
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“They’ve forgotten us!” the usually cool Commissioner Paul Maysak lamented loudly — half tongue-in-cheek — toward the end of the Feb. 3 meeting of ANC 2E, the Advisory Neighborhood Commission […]

A Local Four-Legged Hero Saves the Day
• February 3, 2025

In case you need a dose of positivity with everything going on on the world, you’ll want to read this. There is a local four-legged hero in town, right at […]

Commanders to Play in NFC Championship Sunday
• January 21, 2025

The latest cardiac kids are the Washington Commanders, except in last Saturday night’s game versus the number one seed Detroit Lions, they won by two touchdowns, 45-31. The win brings […]