Mapping Georgetown: In Giving, We Receive
• September 11, 2023

“For it is in giving that we receive.” ~ St. Francis of Assisi We live in such abundance. Can we even imagine how it must feel to be stomach-achingly hungry […]

Students, Faculty Petition to End GU Legacy Admissions
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Choosing a freshman class at one of Washington, D.C.’s elite colleges just got a whole lot harder this summer.  In June, as expected, the U.S. Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional […]

Georgetown’s ANC Sets Up for Busy Fall 
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The first Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission meeting (2E) for the 2023-24 season began with all present plus new commissioner Daniel Chao representing 2E07. They quickly dispensed with the first important […]

Mapping Georgetown: Georgetown Ministry Center a ‘Safe Place’
• September 5, 2023

“She made my coat of many colorsThat I was so proud of…” ~ Dolly Parton It’s so heartwarming to share stories of Georgetown’s most community-minded citizens, those who work so […]

Drought Conditions Lower Potomac, Keep Canal Boats Docked
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About five fewer inches of rain than normal for the region dropped this year, which has caused unusually low water levels. The Potomac River, specifically, supplies drinking water to millions […]

A 50-Year-Old Pre-School in Georgetown That’s Different 
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A lot of big folks in Georgetown used to be little folks at the Little Folks School at 3247 Q St. NW. It is 50 years old this year and […]

Business Ins & Outs: City Tavern, Bitty & Beau’s, Capital One
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In: Leslie Maysak Heads Up City Tavern Preservation Foundation The City Tavern Preservation Foundation named Leslie Maysak its new executive director. The foundation said: “Maysak’s background as an Executive Director, […]

Crime: D.C. Summer Crime Spree Continues; Youth Curfew; Local Reports
• September 2, 2023

Guns, Yes, But Any Weapons Will Do … Mayor Muriel Bowser and Acting Police Chief Pamela A. Smith cite illegal gun-trafficking in the District as a major factor in the […]

Georgetown Neighbors & Legends: Jenonne Walker
• August 31, 2023

From Oklahoma, to the National Security Council, to Ambassador to the Czech Republic, this Georgetown neighbor was a diplomatic trailblazer.    Despite her diminutive size, longtime Georgetown resident Jenonne Walker radiates […]

First Day for New MacArthur High School Is Historic
• August 28, 2023

The club sign-up tables were out on the wide entrance sidewalk, as teachers, school administrators, Principal Harold McCray, Jr. and DC Public Schools Chancellor Lewis Ferebee were on hand to greet […]