Ideas Unlocked at Public Meeting on Canal Plans

November 6, 2017

On Nov. 2, following the formal presentation by Superintendent Kevin Brandt, attendees shifted between four planning stations to ask detailed questions and prepare comments about four aspects of the refurbishment plan. 

An Eerie Walk Back in Time

October 30, 2017

On Friday evening, Oct. 27, Dwane Starlin took a group of people on a “Spirits of Georgetown” walk throughout the neighborhood, sharing stories that are buried deep within the crevices of the area.

Georgetown Village: Aging in Community

October 25, 2017

Anyone over 55 years old who needs help to connect a computer, an iPhone, a television or a smoke alarm, replace a light fixture, clear leaves and snow from the […]

New Dynamism at Georgetown Business Association

October 11, 2017

“The Georgetown Business Association evolved over the years from a loose association of businesses in 1976 to a very viable, growing and dynamic organization of entrepreneurs, business owners and Georgetown […]

Unearthing African American History

October 10, 2017

As historic as the Oak Hill Cemetery is, an important facet that is largely missing — also from other Georgetown locations — is African American history.

Georgetown Ministry Center

September 28, 2017

If you’re a Georgetown resident, chances are you’re familiar with any neighborhood establishment that has been around for three decades. In the ever-evolving landscape of Georgetown commercial doorsteps, such places […]

Georgetown’s ANC: Evolving, Inclusive

September 13, 2017

Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E, which represents Georgetown, Burleith and Hillandale, is one of six ANCs in Ward 2 and one of 41 ANCs in the District’s eight wards, a structure initiated […]

Tree Lovers and Killers in Georgetown

September 11, 2017

Sept. 10 was the annual gathering of Trees for Georgetown, a committee of the Citizens Association of Georgetown. The group’s mission is to plant and maintain the trees that line the neighborhood’s residential streets. 

2 Men — and Dog — Confront DDOT Contractor in Georgetown

August 24, 2017

A large portion of sidewalk on 30th and Dumbarton Streets, traditionally Georgetown brick, was nearly covered with a cement-based surface.

Welcome Home, Duke

August 19, 2017

Mayor Muriel Bowser welcomed students, faculty, administrators and friends of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts “back home.”