Next Breakfast Speaker: Executive Director of Dumbarton Oaks 
• October 20, 2022

On Thursday, Nov. 17, from 8 to 9:30 a.m., The Georgetowner’s Cultural Leadership Breakfast Series will welcome Yota Batsaki, executive director of Dumbarton Oaks, the Harvard University-owned research institute, library, […]

Families of Wrongfully Detained Celebrate 7 Newly Freed
• October 17, 2022

It was another tear-jerker event Oct. 15 in a Georgetown alley off M Street, between 31st Street and Wisconsin Avenue NW, at a temporary art exhibit of 18 somewhat fuzzy […]

Volta Park Fall Fest Steps Up Its Games for the Kids
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Volta Park’s Fall Festival returned Oct. 15 to a sunny, beautiful Saturday of friends, family, fun and food. This year, organizers, the Friends of Volta Park, stepped up their game […]

Mapping Georgetown: He Had a Giving Heart and We Loved Him
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Those of us who’d stroll by 31st and M Streets and didn’t notice anything or anyone in particular, missed out.  Sometimes, the best things in life are all around us… […]

Dare to Try a Ghost Tour of Georgetown? 
• October 12, 2022

Do you believe in ghosts? Often asked around Halloween, this simple query tends to elicit responses ranging from contemptuous dismissal to wholehearted embrace, with stories in the mix. Whether or […]

Friends of Jelleff Rec. Center Announce Renovation, Halloween Party Plans
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Big plans are afoot at the Jelleff Recreation Center at 3265 S St. NW. “The District finally has contracted with the DRL Architects Group to design the construction plans for the $37 million […]

ANC 2E Elections: One Competitive Race   
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The Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E (ANC 2E) is a highly active quasi-governmental advisory group that covers Georgetown, Burleith and Hillandale. It meets monthly to update the community on District issues […]

Judge Rules Against Delta Phi Epsilon, Terrence Boyle
• October 11, 2022

The mess that is the Delta Phi Epsilon frat house scandal got a partial resolution last week, when Superior Court Judge Shana Frost Matini ruled against Terrence J. Boyle’s use […]

Four Seasons Celebrates 42nd Annual Race to Beat Cancer
• October 6, 2022

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the sprint to fund cancer research is on!  Four Seasons Hotel Washington, D.C. at 2800 Pennsylvania Ave. NW in Georgetown is celebrating its […]

Georgetown Canal to Be Drained Much Longer Than Anticipated, Through 2025
• October 3, 2022

Disappointing news from the C&O Canal National Historic Park and Georgetown Heritage today: Georgetown’s section of the C&O Canal will be drained soon and remain potentially dry for as long […]