Georgetown Divorce: Park Service Details $12.7M Canal Plan, Drops Georgetown Heritage
• March 4, 2024

Sometimes, you never see a divorce coming. The following is just such a story between a federal agency and a community nonprofit. Tomorrow, the National Park Service will begin its […]

Brooke Pinto to Tell Latest on Crime Bill at Monday’s ANC Meeting
• February 29, 2024

An aggressive omnibus crime punishment bill, developed by Ward 2 Council member Brooke Pinto, is facing its second vote of approval on Tuesday, March 5. At 7 p.m. on Monday, […]

Tudor Place’s ‘Ancestral Spaces’ Pays Homage to Its Black History
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By Hailey Wharram Tudor Place opened an exhibition entitled, “Ancestral Spaces: People of African Descent at Tudor Place,” on Feb. 6, timed for Black History Month. It is proving so […]

Nina Richardson: 1944-2024
• February 20, 2024

Nina Leake Richardson of Washington, D.C., died Feb. 7 at the age of 79, following a two-year battle with glioblastoma.  The following was provided by the family to the media. […]

Jerry Libin: 1936-2024
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Jerome B. “Jerry” Libin of Washington, D.C., passed away peacefully at his home on Feb. 2, after a long battle with cancer. He was 87.  The following was provided by […]

100-Year-Old Georgetown Garden Club Preparing May 11 Garden Tour   
• February 14, 2024

Though the weather’s still damp and chilly, there are a few spring buds and green shoots peeking out, here and there, all over Georgetown, and in some spots the bright […]

Google’s Eric Schmidt Buys Jackie House
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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and his wife Wendy purchased the historic mansion where widow Jacqueline Kennedy resided in 1964 at 3017 N St. NW, Politico first reported. The Schmidts […]

91st Georgetown House Tour, April 20 
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Since 1931, the Georgetown House Tour has raised millions to support charities that serve those in need in Georgetown and beyond. On Saturday, April 20, St. John’s Episcopal Church will […]

Georgetown’s Hyde-Addison Elementary School Evacuated for Bomb Threat 
• February 12, 2024

Children from kindergarten to fifth grade at Hyde-Addison Elementary School at 3219 O St. NW were evacuated for approximately two hours on Thursday afternoon Feb. 1 after the school received […]

Crime: ‘Secure DC Omnibus’ Crime Package Clears D.C. Council; Georgetown Spa Robbery
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One vote down, one to go. With the mayor’s full endorsement, Ward 2 Council member Brooke Pinto’s “Secure DC Omnibus” crime package passed unanimously Feb. 6, with amendments, in the […]