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Back to School at Hardy: Same But Different
August 15, 2022
•It was the Welcome Back to School ice cream social at Hardy Middle School on 35th Street Aug. 10, and a small squealing crowd of middle schoolers and their parents […]
Expired Business License Closes Georgetown Cupcake
August 11, 2022
•This article was updated on Aug. 12. The world-famous and popular Georgetown Cupcake at the corner of 33rd and M Street NW was shut down Aug. 10 by the D.C. […]
Tennis Up Close: Courtside at the Citi Open (photos)
August 10, 2022
•Stifling heat and humidity turned this year’s Citi Open tennis tournament (July 30 to Aug. 7) in Washington, D.C., into a survival of the fittest for both players and fans […]
History Made at Citi Open Tennis: Kyrgios Wins Both Titles
August 8, 2022
•The Citi Open Tennis tournament ended up Sunday as history-making, when Nick Kyrgios from Australia — for the first time in the tournament’s 53-year history — won both the male […]
Business Ins & Outs: Blues Alley Operator Buys Blues Alley Building
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Blues Alley Operator Buys Blues Alley Building Looks like the famed music venue, Blues Alley, will stay in Georgetown. Blues Alley operator, Harry Schnipper, has purchased the Blues Alley building […]
Topher Mathews Announces ANC Candidacy
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Christopher Mathews, who lives on 33rd Street, announced his candidacy for a seat on the Georgetown-Burleith Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC 2E). The following is a statement by Mathews. On Monday, […]
Citi Open Full of Surprises: Local Star Tiafoe New Fav
August 4, 2022
•The popular 2022 Citi Open tennis tournament in the greatly spiffed-up Rock Creek Park Tennis Center was abuzz with surprises during the first and second round matches, some played in […]
Sunflowers Appear to Rile Russian Embassy
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Dear Georgetowner, After you wrote about our Wisconsin Avenue Beautification Project in March [https://georgetowner.com/articles/2022/03/14/russian-embassy-protests/], we wanted to update you on the latest news from across the Russian Embassy at 2650 […]
Poplar St. Residents Protest Absentee Neighbor’s Plans
August 1, 2022
•Georgetown’s residential streets are a constant buzz of service and construction projects, causing parking and street congestion, months if not years of having a dumpster parked in front of homes, […]
Crime & Safety: MPD, D.C. Council Step Up Despite Violence, Fatalities
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In the summer heat of 2022, the nation’s capital continues to grapple with issues of traffic safety and gun violence, though the D.C. Council and Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) are […]