Wisconsin Ave. Cafe Is Now Lutèce by Bonaparte

January 30, 2020

After a recent renovation, the former Cafe Bonaparte is doubling down on its Frenchness by eighty-sixing the crepes, according to new chef Martin Senoville.

Partial Closure of M Street in Georgetown


According to DDOT, the project, to carry out sidewalk and in-road bus pad repairs, is due to be completed by Thursday, Feb. 20.

Jack Evans Files to Run in Both June Elections for His Old Seat

January 28, 2020

He’s baaaack … already. Just ten days after leaving his Ward 2 District Council seat that he held for almost 29 years, Jack Evans filed papers with the Board of […]

D.C. Celebrates Chinese Year of the Rat (photos)

January 27, 2020

Crowds lined the streets surrounding the Chinatown neighborhood in Washington, D.C., to usher in the Year of the Rat at the Chinese Lunar New Year Parade on Sunday, January 26. […]

Business: Bagels, Papyrus, Veronica Beard, Contemporaria


In this retail round up: a letter from Deborah Kalkstein, owner of hip, avant-garde furniture store Contemporaria, which will be moving out of Georgetown by the end of next month.

Homelessness Meeting at Grace Church, Jan. 22

January 21, 2020

The guest speakers at the Wednesday evening program will be Lindsay Curtin of D.C. Council on Homelessness, Sean Read of Friendship Place and John Wiebenson of the Georgetown BID.

Funky Artists & Fleas to Replace Dean & DeLuca

January 5, 2020

Once a game-changer, Dean & DeLuca closed in August, leaving the 150-year-old building empty. Owned by the District government, the structure is required by law to serve as a market.

ANC Tuesday: Bus Routes, Ginkgo Trees, Small Business Award

January 4, 2020

Proposed Metrobus route changes in Georgetown will be discussed at tomorrow’s Advisory Neighborhood Commission meeting, the first of 2020.

Verizon Outage Continues into Third Week

December 16, 2019

On Dec. 2, according to the phone and internet provider, a worker accidentally cut into cables that run along the 31st Street Bridge, now under reconstruction.

Bill Starrels, Former Commissioner, Found Not Guilty of Threats


Starrels had been charged with a misdemeanor, one count of “attempted threats to do bodily harm,” based on a confrontation that took place on May 24.