Holiday Lights: ‘Experience the District’s Dazzle’
• December 23, 2021

D.C.’s Main Streets and their commercial corridors joined together to bring city shoppers and strollers “a spectacular holiday experience,” as organizers said, and let them “Experience the District’s Dazzle.” Through […]

Crime Report: Stolen Car, Almost Carjacking at 31st & N Streets, NW, Dec. 18
• December 20, 2021

From the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), here are the latest crime and police reports in or near Georgetown.  Top Story: There was a quasi-carjacking in Georgetown at 31st & N […]

Business Ins: Bakeshop, English Rose Garden, Yo Yoga
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Last week’s Business Ins & Outs focused on a big out: the closing of the Gap store on Wisconsin Avenue. This week, there’s more positive news of businesses that have […]

Duly Noted Delights Along Wisconsin Ave. 
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[Sponsored Content]  Chris Allen has always had a passion for beautiful stationery and for the last decade, an idea for a paper goods store was in the back of his […]

Wreaths Across America Honors Veterans Buried at Arlington National Cemetery (photos)
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Thousands gathered at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., in seasonably mild weather on Saturday, Dec. 18, to participate in Wreaths Across America by laying holiday wreaths over each of […]

Georgetown Main Street: Best Holiday Displays
• December 16, 2021

The 2021 winners for D.C. Holiday Lights — those Main Street corridors participating in this year’s contest — have been announced. Check out where to find the BEST business holiday […]

With Omicron, G.U. Cancels Events, Moves Finals Online
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On Monday Dec. 13, DC Health announced the first four confirmed cases of the Omicron variant in the District of Columbia. One was reported to be at Georgetown University — “a community […]

“In a World Full of Grinches, Be a Griswold”
• December 13, 2021

“In a world full of grinches, be a Griswold.”    That’s a recently discovered T-Shirt quote that really resonates as this year draws to a close. Reflecting on The Grinch on Mount Crumpet, […]

Streateries Project Extended, Most Widened Sidewalks Not
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After waiting through nine hours of Zoom meetings, the nail-biting fate of expanded sidewalks in Georgetown for diners and pedestrians finally came up Thursday Dec. 9, the last item of […]

Downtowner News Briefs, Dec. 13
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TikTok Signs Lease Near Union Market   The popular social media platform TikTok is opening an outpost in the District. According to Bisnow, TikTok’s China-based parent company ByteDance signed a lease near Union Market in Northeast D.C. TikTok announced earlier this year […]