Developer, Lawyer Bob Elliott Dies at 80 
• October 9, 2021

Robert Raymond Elliott, a real estate developer and lawyer — best known in Georgetown for his mixed-use complex, Georgetown Court, home to businesses like Cafe Milano, Peacock Cafe, Cafe Liberte […]

Spirit of Georgetown Gathers Residents, Salutes Tompkins  
• October 7, 2021

A major fundraiser for the Georgetown Ministry Center, the Spirit of Georgetown 2021 award went to Elena Tompkins and was held at the Washington Harbour home of Alan and Nancy […]

Police Host Coffee Chat and K-9 Storybook Time
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  More than a dozen small children and their parents gathered around Officer A. Rodriguez, a 26-year veteran Metropolitan Police Officer, in Rose Park Wednesday afternoon and listened to her […]

ANC 2E Oct. Report: Apple, Tudor Place, Gambling
• October 5, 2021

The Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC 2E) held its October meeting, 6:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 4, virtually. The following is a select report of that meeting by The Georgetowner.   Tudor Place […]

French Market Brings Out the Weekend Crowds
• October 4, 2021

Georgetown shops, eateries and the temporarily expanded sidewalks along Wisconsin Avenue from N St up to Book Hill on Reservoir Road NW, were filled Friday through Sunday, Oct. 1 to […]

Volta Park Festival Celebrates Fall, Friends and Fun
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Much was the same for the big return this year, but there were also a number of precautions put in place due to the pandemic to ensure a safe and […]

Rigo Landa, Barber of Georgetown, Dies at 87
• September 29, 2021

Rigoberto “Rigo” Guillermo Landa, 87, former owner of Georgetown Hairstyling, the century-old barber shop at 1329 35th St., NW, died Sept. 7. Born in Matanzas, Cuba, Landa retired to South […]

ANC 2E: Dumbarton St. Bike Lane, Metro Stop, Jamie Scott
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The Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC 2E) will hold its October meeting, 6:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 4, virtually — via Zoom or a conference call. The following is the agenda, […]

Varsity Blues Mom, G.U. Tennis Coach Get Prison Time
• September 27, 2021

Former Georgetown University head tennis coach Gordon Ernst, 54, and Elizabeth Kimmel, 57. a mother of a Georgetown University student athlete applicant, are going to prison after pleading guilty in […]

Cooperative Spirit of G.U.’s Office of Neighborhood Life
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In August of 2012, a Town and Gown agreement was made to create a more harmonious existence between Georgetown University students and the surrounding residents. In response, The Office of […]