What Do Georgetowners Really Want?

January 22, 2018

“More cutting-edge new restaurants as well as better ‘neighborhood’ eateries” turned out to be the most requested “want” identified in the just completed survey of Georgetown residents by the Georgetown Business Improvement District.

D.C.’s Newest Place Name: Boris Nemtsov Plaza

January 16, 2018

Last week, the District Council unanimously approved the renaming of a portion of Wisconsin Avenue directly in front of the Russian Embassy, just north of Georgetown.

Bridge Street Books to Become Nonprofit


After its gregarious and affable owner Philip Levy died unexpectedly last October, many in Georgetown were concerned that the store they love might close.

Looking Back, Looking Forward in Georgetown

January 10, 2018

With a year that saw a new Duke Ellington School and a Halcyon Arts Lab, we await the reopening of Dumbarton Oaks Gardens and water back in the C&O Canal […]

Dockless Bikes Come to Georgetown’s Attention

January 4, 2018

Last week, one allegedly cranky Georgetown resident wrote on the Georgetown Forum, a Citizens Association of Georgetown community bulletin board, that residents ought to call 911.

ANC to Meet Jan. 3: Key Bridge Lighting, Montrose Park Tennis Courts

December 28, 2017

The Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC 2E) will hold its January meeting, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 6:30 p.m. at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, 35th Street and Volta Place NW, in the […]

2017 Georgetowners of the Year

December 20, 2017

This year’s group includes a relentless advocate for the homeless, a police officer who knows Georgetown better than most Georgetowners, an all-volunteer business group, a social and dining club and a famed journalist and author.

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.