Luxe Residences Underway for Georgetown 
• August 15, 2022

$215-Million Heating Plant Condo Project Starts Next Month   At last, the demolition of the vacant West Heating Plant at 1051-55 29th St. NW is slated to begin after Sept. 5, […]

Georgetown’s Move-In Weekend Begins Aug. 18
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Georgetown University’s incoming first-year and new transfer students will move in on Thursday, Aug. 18, and Friday, Aug. 19. Rising sophomores, juniors and seniors will move in on Sunday, Aug. […]

Back to School at Hardy: Same But Different 
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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. […]

Neighbors Dispute Avery Hotel Liquor License
• August 8, 2022

In response to a complaint filed with the District’s Alcohol Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA) on July 18 by some 30 neighbors on 27th and P St. — whose properties abut […]

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, […]

Sunflowers Appear to Rile Russian Embassy
• August 4, 2022

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 […]