Business Ins & Outs: Blues Alley Operator Buys Blues Alley Building
• August 8, 2022

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 […]

Business Ins & Outs: Glossier Opens Friday; Scilla & Luna Closing by End of August
• July 28, 2022

“Up in the Sky” With Glossier Beauty Brand This Friday, July 29, Georgetown welcomes Glossier Beauty Brand’s fifth location at 3065 M St. NW in the former Sephora location, which […]

Little Free Libraries of Georgetown and Beyond
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The tiny boxed libraries you’ve seen sprinkled around Georgetown are not just local gems, but part of a global book-sharing community. Little Free Library is a nonprofit organization with more […]

Immigrant Activists Paint 29th Street With Protest Art, Rally at Montrose
• July 25, 2022

They came in a bus from Wisconsin, by cars and trains and planes from Boston, New York and Illinois to gather at 8 a.m., Monday, July 25, in front of […]

FIVE Network, a Georgetown Digital Mentoring Platform, Hosts Summer Cup
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FIVE Network — a Georgetown-based digital mentorship platform group located at 3526 Prospect St. NW across from Booeymonger — trains and connects employees from leading companies to provide mentoring for […]

Georgetown Mural on U.S. Detainees Brings Worldwide Attention and Tears
• July 21, 2022

Who would have thought the launch of a black-and-white art exhibit of 18 somewhat fuzzy larger-than-life head shots, glued with wheat paste onto a craggy brick wall in a long […]