Dockless Shared Bikes Surge in Georgetown

December 18, 2017

“We are all here to find the best way to operate in the area. We can all share up to a point to make this whole thing work,” said DDOT’s Sam Zimbabwe at a packed town meeting on Dec. 5.

Fires Strike Georgetown Business, Residence


Two fires broke out in two days: one Friday morning, Dec. 15, on Wisconsin Avenue and another early Sunday morning, Dec. 17, on N Street.

Georgetown U. Event Celebrates Holidays, Accomplishments

December 11, 2017

One highlighted project was the Georgetown Health Justice Alliance, in which law and medical school students work together to help people living in poverty get access to needed health services.

Compromise Urged on Parking Proposal

December 7, 2017

The plan would allow residents to park on both sides of the street, while out-of-zone parkers could only park on one designated side for two hours.

Georgetown to Glow Starting Dec. 8

December 4, 2017

Nine unique interactive light installations by artists from around the world — some from light-art shows in Holland, Lebanon and India — will be featured in the 2017 edition of “Glow.”

Timothy A. R. Cole: New Priest on the Block

December 1, 2017

The ability to get along with one other, regardless of political affiliation, is one of the facets that Cole believes defines Christ Church, Georgetown, today.

Crime Report: House Break-In; Anti-Semitic Graffiti

November 27, 2017

Over the holiday weekend: a woman who was attacked escaped to the Dent Place fire station and anti-Semitic graffiti was discovered in Rose Park.

Ex-Resident Sues Georgetown Retirement Home

November 20, 2017

Beatrice Alexander has filed a lawsuit against the Holladay Corporation, owner and operator of the Georgetown, at 2612 Q Street, which closed last year.

Ideas Unlocked at Public Meeting on Canal Plans

November 6, 2017

On Nov. 2, following the formal presentation by Superintendent Kevin Brandt, attendees shifted between four planning stations to ask detailed questions and prepare comments about four aspects of the refurbishment plan. 

The Old Normal of Halloween on Lanier Place

November 2, 2017

Even in these Days of Trump, Halloween 2017 was normal, the old and buzzing and traditional normal, in which “trick or treat” still means a little girl with a lit pumpkin or bags for candy saying thank you, and nobody really tricks anybody.