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Georgetown Possessed by Halloween and ‘The Exorcist’
• October 27, 2022
Georgetown has always exhibited a spirit of Halloween with its stories of haunted houses and apparitions, but it really came into its own as a Halloween spooktacular in the last […]
Fire Damages Blues Alley Building
• October 26, 2022
This article was updated Oct. 27. A fire broke out on the second floor of the Blues Alley music club around sunset Oct. 25. D.C. Fire & EMS quickly responded […]
Tech Tip: How to Guard Against Malware
• October 24, 2022
Malware — defined as any software intentionally designed to cause disruption to a computer, server, client, or computer network, leak private information, gain unauthorized access to information or systems, deprive […]
Non-citizen Voting in D.C. Includes Unauthorized Migrants Here 30 Days
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The final approval on Oct. 19 by the District Council to allow and encourage all non-citizens to vote in local elections, who have resided in the District for just 30 […]
Mosaic’s Douglas: ‘For Us, History Is Alive’
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When he was named Mosaic Theater Company’s artistic director last November, Reginald L. Douglas was in Pittsburgh at City Theatre, a former employer, directing a work he had helped hatch, […]
In Support of Ukraine, Citizens’ Night to Unite Also Delights
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While its deeper purpose was deadly serious — helping Ukraine in its war against the Russian aggressors — the Night to Unite by the Citizens Association of Georgetown brought neighbors […]
BellRinger Raises Over $1 Million for Georgetown Lombardi Cancer Research
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Nearly 850 BellRinger bike riders raised over $1 million to support cancer research at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center – the most all-encompassing such facility in the nation’s capital – […]
Washington Ballet’s Artistic Director to Step Down at End of Season
• October 21, 2022
The Washington Ballet’s Julie Kent will end her tenure as artistic director at the completion of the 2022-2023 season. She has accepted a new role as co-artistic director of the […]
Next Breakfast Speaker: Executive Director of Dumbarton Oaks
• October 20, 2022
On Thursday, Nov. 17, from 8 to 9:30 a.m., The Georgetowner’s Cultural Leadership Breakfast Series will welcome Yota Batsaki, executive director of Dumbarton Oaks, the Harvard University-owned research institute, library, […]
Families of Wrongfully Detained Celebrate 7 Newly Freed
• October 17, 2022
It was another tear-jerker event Oct. 15 in a Georgetown alley off M Street, between 31st Street and Wisconsin Avenue NW, at a temporary art exhibit of 18 somewhat fuzzy […]
