News Bytes: GMC Fundraiser, Georgetown Glow, New Hoya Hoops Coach
• November 8, 2023

GMC Honors Longtime Employee, Raises $175K   The Georgetown Ministry Center has raised over $175,000 toward the effort to end homelessness. They also honored longtime GMC employee Dolores Jackson with the […]

Celebrating 100 Years of The National Christmas Tree, Coolidge’s Gift to the Country
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As we celebrate 100 years of The National Christmas Tree, here are some noteworthy dates throughout its rich history:  1923  President Calvin Coolidge and his wife, First Lady Grace Coolidge, […]

Downtowner: Voting Data Hackers, Campus Threats, New Addiction Center
• November 6, 2023

Hackers May Have Gotten a Hold of D.C. Voter Information   District and federal agencies are investigating after a hacking group says they accessed 600,000 lines of U.S. voting data kept […]

Tens of Thousands in Pro-Palestinian March for Gaza 
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At least tens of thousands of people gathered downtown for one of the biggest pro-Palestinian protests ever in the U.S. on Saturday. Marchers called for a cease-fire in Gaza, where […]

The City Tavern: Fascinating Past, Promising Future 
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By Hailey Wharram  The City Tavern Preservation Foundation hosted its Welcome Fall Neighbors Reception on Oct. 25. The tavern’s Bliss Room and adjoining terrace were abuzz with jovial chatter, hors […]

Georgetown Christ Church Pilgrimage Ensnared in War Outbreak
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Imagine!  You finally made it — a devout Christian, you’re on your life-time bucket-list dream trip to the Holy Land — part of a group of 11 fellow parishioners from Christ […]

Business Ins & Outs: Jetties at 20; Vuori, Stretch Lab, Smoothie King
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Happy 20th Anniversary to Jetties! Jetties, the favorite sandwich spot of the Foxhall neighborhood, proudly announced a momentous milestone last week —  its 20th anniversary! Celebrate with them all November […]

ANC Tackles Parks, Public Spaces, Crime, Leaf Collection 
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She tried. She really did. Gwen Lohse, chair of ANC 2E, had timed each item of her lengthy November ANC meeting – held Oct. 29, all remote – to a reasonable time […]

Pending: Jackie House Compound on N St. Closes at Auction for $15.1 Million  
• November 2, 2023

Georgetown addresses at the former home of Jackie Kennedy in Georgetown — at 3003, 3009, 3017 N St. NW — were auctioned for roughly $15.1 million after originally hitting the […]

Georgetown Goes All Out for Halloween
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You’ve been seeing the Halloween decorations for weeks, but it was the trick-or-treating in the neighborhood that brought it all home. The houses around 31st and Q — especially the […]