Editorial: A Double Anniversary
• January 13, 2026

1789 was a milestone year for the nation and for Georgetown. That year, the U.S. Constitution was adopted and Georgetown University — the oldest Catholic institution of higher learning in the country — was […]

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LaMalfa Dies; GOP’s House Margin Reduced Rep. Doug LaMalfa, a California Republican, died on Jan. 6, aged 65. After suffering a medical emergency, he passed away during a surgical procedure. LaMalfa, a fourth-generation rice farmer who served seven terms in Congress, was a […]

Black Is Beautiful: Govinda Gallery Live Spotlights LaMonte McLemore’s Portrait Photography 
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By Tom Turco      While it is self-evident that “Black is beautiful,” it was once necessary to assert that notion vigorously to drive it home for a mass U.S. audience. […]

Black Luminaries of Georgetown
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As we begin to celebrate Georgetown’s 275th birthday and our nation’s 250th, let us honor America’s Black luminaries, especially those connected to Georgetown.      We can start by remembering Martin Luther King Jr., just in time for MLK Day on Monday, Jan. 19.  Here in Washington, D.C., we recall […]

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 Human Remains Found at Volta Park  During the Department of Parks and Recreation’s renovation of the Volta Park baseball field, human bones were found, halting work there.  The park was formerly the Old Presbyterian Burying Ground, with 3,000 persons interred between 1802 and […]

2025 Year in Review in Georgetown  
• January 12, 2026

Perusal of the 2025 Year in Review leads to one conclusion …  “Georgetown is hot!” Mayor Muriel Bowser said it, city organizations said it, savvy observers said it. Even the Washingtonian wrote that Georgetown was “cool again” (meaning hot).   More than any other neighborhood in Washington, D.C., Georgetown is lined with businesses […]

Annual Review: Business Ins & Outs 2025
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The following businesses opened or closed in Georgetown in 2025. Businesses coming in 2026 are also included at the end of this compilation.  In Alara   The long-shuttered Paolo’s Ristorante space […]

Editorial: Cold as ICE
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On Wednesday, Jan. 7, a 37-year-old woman was shot three times while in her car on a snow-dusted street in Minneapolis. Her name was Renee Nicole Good. She was a poet and the mother of three children, including a 6-year-old boy.  She wasn’t killed by some random “bad guy” or by an undocumented “drug-peddling […]

Thank You, Stakeholders!
• January 5, 2026

Thank You to Our Invaluable Stakeholders The Georgetowner’s Stakeholder Program was launched in 2020, at the height of the pandemic, as a way to sustain the newspaper during an unprecedented […]

Business Ins & Outs: Everard’s, Sprinkles, Brompton Bikes
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We begin 2026 with two significant Outs — places that brought joy to customers over many years, whether with a new suit or a fresh, frosty cupcake. Still, there are […]