Business Ins & Outs: Founders Bank Opens, Qatar buys Hollerith House & More
• April 22, 2020

IN: FOUNDERS BANK OPENS Former executives of the Bank of Georgetown — acquired by United Bank in 2016 for $269 million — opened Founders Bank (as in Founding Fathers) last […]

Ward 2 Candidates Q&A, Part 1
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The Georgetowner asked the candidates for the Ward 2 seat on the District Council: “What impending budget cuts do you favor?” Here are their responses …

Gardening: Green Balm for Code-Red Times
• April 8, 2020

“No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no culture comparable to that of the garden.” So sayeth Thomas Jefferson. And though just a […]

Feed the Fight DC: Meals for Hospital Staffs
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Health-care lobbyist Elena Tompkins, a Georgetown resident, woke up one night with an idea. She had contacts at hospitals and knew the stress of their hard-working staffs — dealing with […]

Restaurant Survival in the Time of COVID-19
• March 25, 2020

Resourceful and creative, restaurateurs define what it means to be a survivor. Having survived the 1987 stock market crash, 9/11, the burst of the tech bubble and snowmageddon, they are […]

Georgetown Is Coping — With Grace
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What are you seeing in Georgetown as the D.C. government begins to restrict businesses, postpones and cancels public events and temporarily closes the District’s day care programs, schools and universities […]

Ward 2 Council Campaigns Go Online
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In less than 10 weeks, the District’s primary election will take place on Tuesday, June 2. Besides voting for a presidential candidate, District voters — who are largely registered Democrats […]

Georgetown’s 6 p.m. Friendly Wave Makes Debut
• March 19, 2020

The wave is the brainchild of Georgetown Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Elizabeth Miller, who said: “We had 11 households on our block last night, including an accordion player, two horns and pups!”

Downtowner
• January 29, 2020

SALON OPERATOR TO CUT BACK Ratner Companies, based in Vienna, Virginia, is set to close 10 percent of around 850 stores in the District and 16 states. The parent company […]

Top Business Ins & Outs for 2019-20: Part 2
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The retail and restaurant mix of Georgetown and nearby neighborhoods keeps churning, sometimes slowly, sometimes quickly and sometimes surprisingly. Here are some of the top business “Outs” of recent note […]