ANC Monday: 5G, Hyde, Bus Shelter, Washington Gas

April 27, 2019

The Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC 2E) will hold its May meeting on Monday, April 29, at 6:30 p.m. at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, 35th Street and Volta Place NW, […]

Shakespeare’s 455th Birthday at the Folger (photos)

April 17, 2019

The celebration concluded with a grand appearance and cutting of the cake by Queen Elizabeth I herself, accompanied by her favorite, William Cecil, 1st Baron Burleigh.

Glover Park Rite Aid to Close May 18

April 13, 2019

The departure is the second major retail business closure in Glover Park, after Starbucks, opposite the Rite Aid, called it quits last month.

Palisades Safeway to Shutter May 4

April 8, 2019

The closure of the grocery store for a major redevelopment of the property will leave Palisades residents with the nearest Safeway two miles away in Georgetown.

Survey Calls for Broader Programming at Jelleff 

April 3, 2019

 D.C. Parks and Recreation budgeted $7 million to renovate and upgrade the facilities at Georgetown’s Jelleff Community Center, tucked off of S Street next to the Wisconsin Avenue Safeway. The […]

ANC Monday: Hyde-Addison, School Crowding, C&O Canal

March 30, 2019

Among other items on tonight’s Advisory Neighborhood Commission agenda: Consideration of a Resolution Regarding Area School Overcrowding.

Designer Ann Kenkel, 1956-2019

March 14, 2019

The owner of Ann Kenkel Interiors in Washington, D.C., died March 11 after a brief battle with cancer at the age of 62.

31st Street Bridge Replacement Meeting, March 14

March 11, 2019

The District Department of Transportation invites the public to a meeting on the replacement of the 31st Street Bridge over the C&O Canal. The purpose of the meeting is to […]

Green’s the Thing at Alexandria St. Patrick’s Parade (photos)

March 4, 2019

The Ballyshaners, a nonprofit organization that promotes Irish heritage in Alexandria, organizes and hosts the annual event, one of the earliest St. Patrick’s parades in the nation.

ANC Monday: Towpath, Hyde-Addison, 5G, Washington Gas

February 27, 2019

At the March 4 meeting, the Georgetown Business Improvement District will give a presentation on its pilot project for the C&O Canal Towpath.