Business Ins & Outs: Founders Bank Opens, Qatar buys Hollerith House & More
• April 22, 2020

IN: FOUNDERS BANK OPENS Former executives of the Bank of Georgetown — acquired by United Bank in 2016 for $269 million — opened Founders Bank (as in Founding Fathers) last […]

New Plans for Former Latham Site at 3000 M
• April 19, 2020

The latest proposed hotel has eight stories — and 256 rooms — above a single story of retail. Plans call for below-ground spaces of three floors.

Bowser: 53 Deaths; New Resources, Testing
• April 13, 2020

On Good Friday, April 10, the mayor led a moment of silence at Gonzaga College High School for those who have succumbed to the virus.

Small Business Grant Deadline Is April 15
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Supported by the District Department of Small and Local Business Development, the Bridge-The-Gap Grants are available through Georgetown Main Street.

A COVID-Positive Parent’s Morning
• April 8, 2020

“Mommy? Can I please stop watching the iPad now?” My six-year-old son not so gently shakes my arm as I roll over in bed. I check the clock: 10 a.m. […]

News Bytes: GU Parent; Georgetown Rabbi
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Barry Freundel was freed after nearly five years’ imprisonment for voyeurism and Elizabeth Henriquez, who conspired to get her daughter into Georgetown University, was sentenced to seven months.

Feed the Fight DC: Meals for Hospital Staffs
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Health-care lobbyist Elena Tompkins, a Georgetown resident, woke up one night with an idea. She had contacts at hospitals and knew the stress of their hard-working staffs — dealing with […]

Georgetowners Take a Walk on the Warm and Fuzzy Side
• March 31, 2020

Inspired by the children’s book “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt,” parents and kids spot and track stuffed animals in their neighbors’ windows and yards while taking walks during the days of self-isolation.

Tonight: ANC, CAG to Hold Virtual Meeting
• March 30, 2020

Open to all, the meeting, co-sponsored by Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E and the Citizens Association of Georgetown, is accessible via the Zoom application or telephone. 

Grace under Quarantine: Christ Church’s Tim Cole Recovering at Hospital
• March 21, 2020

Cole, 59, was the first Washington, D.C., patient diagnosed with coronavirus on March 7, after being admitted with pneumonia on March 5. He has been isolated ever since.