Georgetown BID Celebrates 20 Years

June 13, 2019

The presentation at the June 11 event listed the top three game changers: the C&O Canal, reconstructing and programming alleys and establishing Georgetown as an interactive public arts destination.

ANC Monday: Speed Bumps, Crosswalks, Gas Hearing

May 31, 2019

On tonight’s agenda: Consideration of a Resolution Regarding the Proposed Installation of Speed Bumps on Water Street NW.

Elliott Moulton (1936-2019): ‘Mayor of Thomas Jefferson St.’

May 23, 2019

A memorial service will be held on Friday, May 24, at 1 p.m. at the Graham Georgetown hotel, steps from Moulton’s home.

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.