$100M Lawsuit Hits Peeping-Tom Rabbi and Institutions
• September 7, 2016

A $100-million class-action lawsuit has been leveled against Rabbi Bernard “Barry” Freundel, the Georgetown rabbi arrested in 2014 for six …

The ANC Shakeup Continues
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The Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E, praised by Mayor Vincent Gray in 2012 as the best in the city, will be getting at least three new members in 2017. Chair […]

Weekend Round Up September 1, 2016
• September 6, 2016

A music festival at the Lincoln Theatre, a National Symphony rehearsal and concert on the West Lawn, Spanish animation at the National Gallery. On Labor Day itself: watch Irish dance, root for the Nats and get wet…

Gene Wilder, 1933–2016
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The star and screenwriter of “Young Frankenstein” was known to say, “I’m not very funny.”

Business Old & New: 1789 and the Tombs Are Back; New Arrivals on Grace Street
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With fans counting down the days, the Tombs opened for lunch Sept. 6 with 1789 ready for dinner after a $2-million renovation. On Grace Street, new arrivals are Grace Street Coffee, South Block Juice Co. and SundeVich.

Via Umbria Events Will Raise Earthquake Relief Funds
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Lives and historic buildings were lost in the Aug. 24 quake, but there was also damage to a fragile social structure.

Protest Against Venezuelan Government Hits Georgetown
• September 1, 2016

Demonstrators gathered in front of the Embassy of Venezuela on 30th Street in Georgetown Thursday afternoon, Sept. 1, to protest …

Hoyas Back at School; Welcome Class of 2020
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Georgetown University students are returning. If you lived on the west side of town, you’d know this already. Among the new additions to the campus this fall: a Hindu chaplain.

Georgetown University to Apologize for Slavery Past, Give Slave Descendants Admission Priority
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Georgetown University President John DeGioia announced on Sept. 1 the actions that the university will take to engage its history with slavery and engage with descendants in new ways.

Georgetown University to Apologize for Slavery Past, Give Slave Descendants Admission Priority
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Georgetown University President John DeGioia announced on Sept. 1 the actions that the university will take to engage its history with slavery and engage with descendants in new ways.