Loving Mother Earth at Volta Park

April 25, 2022

For Earth Day, the Citizens Association of Georgetown began the Orthodox Easter morning with a neighborhood clean-up and scavenger hunt, partnered with Georgetown University, on April 24.  With earth-loving booths […]

Thanks All Around for the Georgetown House Tour

April 21, 2022

Last evening, the Patrons’ Party for the 2022 Georgetown House Tour at the Langhorne residence was a happy affair with grateful Georgetowners gathering to support the tour and saying hello […]

Dep. Mayor Falcicchio Has Full Tray of Development Ideas 

April 13, 2022

John Falcicchio, the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, is just the opposite of what one might think of as a remote, top city bureaucrat with many titles and […]

Welcome Back! The 89th Annual Georgetown House Tour, April 23


Welcome Back! The 89th Georgetown House Tour: Perfect Recipe for Coming Home April 23    Since 1931, the Georgetown House Tour has been described in many ways: “architectural gems,” “historically significant,” […]

Ward 2 Council Member Pinto on Stemming Homelessness


The Georgetowner asked Ward 2 Council Member Brooke Pinto about her priorities for stemming  homelessness in the area. We published her response (below) as a guest column in our April […]

Editorial: Happy 250th, Dumbarton United Methodist Church! 


Dumbarton United Methodist Church, celebrated a milestone this past March — 250 years as one of the oldest continuously active Methodist churches in the world. The church located at 3133 […]

Downtowner News: City Girls Who Walk D.C., Easter Egg Roll, Reese Witherspoon


Easter Egg Roll Hops Back into Town After a Two-Year Pandemic Hiatus   With 2020 and 2021 being well, 2020 and 2021, the annual White House Easter Egg Roll was temporarily […]

Rose Park Buzz Spring 2022 


Spring is here, and the Friends of Rose Park (FRP) has lots of news to share. The popular Rose Park Wednesday afternoon market is scheduled to re-open on May 4 […]

GMS Annual Meeting Asks What’s the ‘State of the Street’?

April 11, 2022

Spirits were sparkling last Wednesday, April 6, as Georgetown Main Street (GMS) hosted its annual meeting dubbed the “State of the Street” at Compass Coffee, 1351 Wisconsin Ave. NW. With […]

ANC Highlights: DPR, Canal Boat, 2900 M, Sports & Social


The Georgetown-Burleith Advisory Neighborhood Commission — ANC 2E — held its monthly meeting remotely on Monday, April 4. The following are selected highlights. Commissioners welcomed new Georgetown University student representatives: […]